One survey of 345 people, mostly women and mostly in the UK, found that 93 felt slightly better two weeks or more after their second dose of vaccine and 18 felt normal again – a total of 32 percent had improved long-term symptoms of Covid.
In the survey, by Gez Medinger, a London filmmaker who experienced post-Covid symptoms, 61 people, just under 18 percent, felt worse, and most of them reported only a slight decrease in their condition. . Nearly half – 172 people – said they did not feel otherwise.
Another survey by Survivor Corps, a group of more than 150,000 Covid survivors, found that on March 17, 225 of 577 respondents reported some improvement, while 270 felt no change and 82 felt worse .
Jim Golen, 55, of Saginaw, Minn., Feels the Covid symptoms have worsened for a long time since his vaccination. Mr. Golen, a former hospice nurse who also owns a small farm, has experienced months of problems, including blood clots in his lungs, chest pain, brain fog, insomnia and shortness of breath with no effort. Late last year, after seeing several doctors, “I finally started to get better,” he said.
Since receiving the second dose of Pfizer vaccine in mid-January, he has said that his heartburn and shortness of breath have returned with vengeance, especially if he is preoccupied with activities such as collecting juice from the maple trees on his farm. Nevertheless, Mr. Golen said he was “very pleased” to be vaccinated, stressing that the effects of Covid are worse and that it is essential to prevent them.