RECoVERED

In the RECoVERED study, almost 350 patients with mild to severe Covid-19 are being followed long-term to better understand how the immune system against the virus develops and responds to vaccination after infection, what the risk is for long-term complaints ('long Covid'), what complaints these are and why they arise. Findings so far show that, due to built-up immunity after infection, a single vaccination produces an excellent antibody response, even better than after 2 vaccinations without a previous infection. It has also become clear that long-term complaints, especially fatigue and shortness of breath, are common after experiencing Covid-19, even after mild infections, but that the risk of this is greater the more serious the infection was. An extensive search is currently underway for possible causes of 'long covid' complaints using collected data and blood samples. Results from this will hopefully allow us to better combat the long-term effects of COVID-19. The RECoVERED study is carried out by Amsterdam UMC - location AMC, Erasmus MC and GGD Amsterdam. Read more on the Amsterdam UMC website . More information about research into corona and COVID-19 at www.zonmw.nl/coronaonderzoek