FDA Approves New COVID-19 Booster Shots for Long COVID Patients and Uptick in Cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not provided specific guidelines on whether long COVID patients should receive the new COVID boosters, flu shots, or RSV vaccines. However, some experts and healthcare organizations recommend that individuals with long COVID should consider getting the COVID booster and flu shot, and discuss the pros and cons of the RSV vaccine with their doctors. Vaccination has been shown to lower the risk and severity of long COVID symptoms. Primary care doctors are being educated on how to recognize and treat long COVID, and they generally recommend that patients with chronic COVID symptoms receive all eligible preventative vaccinations.