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The association of medical and vaccination history with the development of long COVID [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: One of the major complications of the COVID pandemic is the development of long COVID, defined as COVID symptoms persisting for more than 3 months. Some previous studies have evaluated demographic factors that may lead to long COVID, but none have evaluated medical history or covid vaccination as potential factors.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

22 Family physicians are the sole care providers for 86% of hypertensive patients and for 71% of diabetics (based on 2.7 A recent study of almost 3 million US patients showed that those who visited primary care were much more likely to receive preventive services : 127% more vaccinations, 122% more colonoscopies, and 75% more mammograms.