Dr. Pavia: being vaccinated reduces your chance of long Covid

Rep. Pramila Jayapal: "Doctor Pavia, I've read that one of the risk factors for developing long term Covid is not being adequately vaccinated. Can you discuss why that's a risk factor?"
Dr. Andrew Pavia: "It's pretty clear from observational studies and many overlapping studies that essentially show the same thing, that being vaccinated reduces your chance of long Covid even if you have a breakthrough infection. It probably is because it prevents virus from establishing reservoirs in different parts of the body and leading to permanent damage. But that science is evolving."