Vaccination has little impact on post-COVID smell and taste issues, study shows
A study of 1,352 participants across 52 countries found that COVID-19 vaccination has little to no impact on persistent smell and taste issues. Researchers concluded that while some anecdotal reports suggested improvement, the vast majority of patients saw no change in their symptoms.
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This provides clinical clarity for long-COVID patients seeking treatments for sensory loss, helping manage expectations regarding vaccination as a therapeutic intervention.
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Add to Preferred Sources Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya from Pexels Researchers examining whether COVID-19 vaccination affects persistent smell or taste problems after contracting the virus have found that, in most cases, it does not. Dr. Daniel Hwang from The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience led an international research team to investigate changes in smell and taste following COVID-19 vaccination, particularly among people who experienced persistent sensory changes after contracting the virus.
"We wanted to investigate anecdotal reports that having a COVID-19 vaccination helped people experiencing persistent smell or taste problems," Hwang said. "But for more than 90% of study participants, smell and taste remained unchanged after their COVID-19 vaccination.
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