Incidence of Long COVID diagnoses in 3.6 million US Medicare beneficiaries with COVID-19

May 15, 2025

Vince Mor, PhD and team quantify the incidence of Long COVID among older adults and describe the association between COVID-19 vaccination and the risk for Long COVID.

The research team used Medicare Part A and B data for this cohort study which included Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries ≥ 66 years diagnosed with COVID-19 between October 1, 2021, and March 31, 2023.

Study findings indicate that the incidence of Long COVID in the study population was common. The observed gradient in Long COVID associated with prior COVID-19 vaccine doses suggests that continued vaccination may be an effective strategy to reduce the burden of Long COVID in this population.

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