A Comparative Study to the Persistence Post COVID Syndrome and the Infection Period between Vaccinated and Non-vaccinated Patients in Al Basrah Province

Abstract

Introduction: The base stones in COVID-19 management were symptoms resolution and the mortality avoidance Consequently, there were a focus on the early recognition and the appropriate treatment however the assumption of that COVID-19 patients suffer ends with the end of infection were not completely write. Persistent post-COVID syndrome (PCS) also called long COVID is a pathologic state, which involves the persistent of a physical and medical abnormal conditions after three weeks of COVID-19 infection diagnosis. Objective: A study was conducted to compare the persistence of COVID syndrome and the infection period between vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients.Methodology: Data of a total of 756 volunteers were analyzed. and divided in to two main groups of Covid-19 infected people:1- vaccinated and 2-non-vaccinated patients each group were subdivided in to two other subgroups: a-patients with infection period less than 14 days and b-patients with infection period more than 14 days, performing the research in Al-Basra province. A 12 questions form was established and filled by making direct interviews with the volunteers.Results: 28% of individuals reported unvaccinated and 71.95% report vaccinated. vaccinated participants in the study (71.95%±12.56 SD) have an infection period of (1-14) days (78.62%±10.58 SD), whereas (21.25%±4.76 SD) have an infection period of more than 14 days. There were differences in the symptom spectrum between the groups. Long-term persistent symptoms such as cough, hair loss, impotence, loss of taste and/or smell, poor memory, and dyspnea were significantly associated with vaccinated participants when compared to the unvaccinated participants, who had the same duration of illness (1-14) days.
 Conclusion: People have to be more aware about COVID-19 and should get vaccinated, another topic is how longer residual PCS last and whether they have a long-term impact on quality of life.