Good immune system and unvaccinated?
Corona expert explains how threatening Long Covid is for this group
Created: 04/27/2022, 09:52
By: Juliane Gutmann
The argument of many people who do not want to be vaccinated is that their body's defenses are excellent.
But Covid-19 can also cause lasting damage to the body of fit people.
Many people are currently infected with the omicron variant of the corona virus.
It is considered highly contagious, but also less harmful than Delta or the wild type coronavirus.
According to researchers, those who have had a basic immunization and a booster vaccination are best protected against the omicron mutant.
In general,
a vaccination protects against severe corona courses and reduces the risk of being treated in an intensive care unit due to Covid-19
.
Because immunization with the vaccines approved in Germany stimulates the body to produce antibodies against the pathogen Sars-CoV-2.
If you then come into contact with the virus, the immune system can fight the pathogen much faster and better.
Do you have an intact immune system and no chronic diseases?
In this case, the chances of your body surviving a corona infection increase.
"
However, we cannot rule out the possibility that people who have no risk profile at all will become seriously ill with Covid-19,
" the science portal GEO quotes Dr.
Anahita Fathi, internist at the University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE).
Fathi names age as a "significant factor for a severe course".
Chronically ill people, such as those with diabetes or cardiovascular diseases, are also more likely to get seriously ill with Covid-19.
Survey on the course of corona disease
But back to the young and healthy people.
These can also fall ill with Long Covid* after a mild corona course.
Anahita Fathi, who worked on a corona vaccine study at the UKE, describes in the GEO article that some patients with a mild course of the disease have to struggle with long-term consequences.
These can be so serious that those affected can no longer cope with their everyday life independently
.
A corona vaccination protects against Long Covid, according to the internist.
Vaccination reduces Long Covid risk by 70 percent
The Long Covid expert Dr.
Jördis Frommhold, chief physician in the department for respiratory diseases and allergies at the Median Klinik in Heiligendamm, strongly recommends corona vaccination.
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There are now many studies showing that vaccination reduces the likelihood of contracting Long Covid by 70 percent,
" says the doctor.
She estimates that around ten percent of unvaccinated people who have recovered from Covid-19 will get Long Covid.
According to Frommhold, however, some studies would show that it is as much as 40 percent.
Those vaccinated would enjoy better Long Covid protection.
According to Frommhold, five percent of those who have recovered develop long-term corona consequences.
Jördis Frommhold is chief physician at the Median Clinic in Heiligendamm.
The facility specializes in the rehabilitation of Covid-19 patients.
© Bernd Wüstneck/dpa
Long Covid should not be underestimated, according to Dr.
Jördis Frommhold.
“Many suffer from extreme fatigue, meaning they are very tired and exhausted and can hardly get out of bed.
Others have massive and painful joint and muscle problems or abnormal blood pressure.
Or they have severe cognitive limitations, so they can no longer remember anything.
For example, a patient of mine leaves the key in the car every day.
A study was recently published that shows that Corona can even shrink the brain,
” said the Corona expert in the district newspaper interview*.
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