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COVID Vaccination Cuts Severe Symptoms, Long-Term Effects Persist

10/12/2025

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A recent study in China examined the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on long-term symptoms among 6,572 participants.
The study found vaccination reduced severe symptoms, but many participants had fatigue and loss of smell for over 90 days.
It emphasized timely booster doses to mitigate these long-term effects.
Experts refuted misinformation about a South Korean study claiming vaccines increase cancer risk, noting the study only suggested epidemiological associations without causation.

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A recent study in China examined the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on long-term symptoms among 6,572 participants.
The study found vaccination reduced severe symptoms, but many participants had fatigue and loss of smell for over 90 days.
It emphasized timely booster doses to mitigate these long-term effects.
Experts refuted misinformation about a South Korean study claiming vaccines increase cancer risk, noting the study only suggested epidemiological associations without causation.