Research

As the national university, we champion and support innovative research that addresses the country’s most pressing challenges.

10 Nov 2023

UP Los Baños

The local Chinese population helped make Iloilo the textile capital of the Philippines in the 19th century

Textiles played a significant role in Philippine economic history. In this study, archival materials and records have shown that the...

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07 Nov 2023

UP Cebu

Knowing whether initiatives are employee-led, leader-led, organization-led or HR-led can increase organization citizenship behavior in the service industry

Most studies about organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) focus on actions that employees, supervisors, or owners of organizations should exhibit. OCB...

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03 Nov 2023

UP Cebu

Public lecture to tackle challenges to democracy and politics in a post-truth era

The University of the Philippines Cebu Central Visayas Studies and College of Social Sciences in cooperation with the Critical Policy...

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27 Oct 2023

UP Diliman

First and most extensive study in the Philippines shows diagnostic accuracy of a multivariate index assay alone and in combination with ovarian imaging for ovarian cancer prediction

This study determined the utility of ovarian imaging and a second-generation multivariate index assay in predicting  the risk of ovarian...

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23 Oct 2023

UP Baguio

Covid-19 caused more psychological distress on women and young people than older persons

The results of this study represent 14,133 participants across 6 continents, with data from 19 nations. The most consistent finding...

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19 Oct 2023

UP Diliman, UP System

Children as young as two months are exposed to digital media for an average of two hours every day

The dramatic increase in the touchscreen exposure of very young children has raised issues regarding the potentials and perils that...

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11 Oct 2023

UP

Caves require greater management as important, but seldom studied, nonrenewable resources

Caves are significant nonrenewable resources that provide a variety of ecosystem services with varying sensitivities to disturbance. In the Philippines,...

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10 Oct 2023

UP Los Baños, UP Open University

Small islands in Northern Samar are linked by political, economic and social reasons

The Philippines as an archipelago is made up of many islands. Most of these islands are characterized as small, isolated,...

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06 Oct 2023

UP Los Baños

Online learning had adverse effects on the well-being and mental health of STEM students

This research adds to the growing body of literature pertaining to the extent and consequences of fully online
learning to Science,...

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05 Oct 2023

UP Manila

Teachers are still hesitant to talk about sex education due to cultural and religious factors

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) enables children and young people to learn about the cognitive, emotional, physical, and social characteristics of...

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02 Oct 2023

UP Manila

Smart-city projects will not “reduce inequality, hold policymakers accountable or address the root causes of Manila’s problems”

The Philippines is said to fall behind when it comes to adopting digital technologies and urged to catch up with...

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Research

The emergence of COVID-19 brought about a global health crisis of unprecedented proportions. As vaccination campaigns were rolled out, researchers and healthcare professionals began investigating the potential impact of vaccines on preventing not only acute COVID-19 but also long-term complications, commonly referred to as long-COVID. A systematic review, aptly titled “Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination on the Risk of Developing Long-COVID and on Existing Long-COVID Symptoms” sheds light on this critical aspect.

The review synthesizes data from numerous studies and clinical trials, providing insights into the profound benefits of COVID-19 vaccination. Findings suggest that vaccination significantly reduces the risk of developing long-COVID, offering hope to countless individuals worldwide. Moreover, the vaccine appears to ameliorate existing long-COVID symptoms in some cases, improving the quality of life for those grappling with lingering health issues. This systematic review underscores the importance of vaccination not only in curbing the acute impact of the virus but also in mitigating its long-lasting effects. It reinforces the global commitment to vaccination as a pivotal tool in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, offering a ray of optimism as we navigate these challenging times.

This article co-authored with experts on COVID-19 is a contribution to the evolving knowledge on the illness, particularly on the vaccines that are currently being used. This first systematic review evaluating evidence to date about the impact of vaccines on long COVID supports that vaccination before SARS-CoV-2 infection is able to reduce the risk of developing long-COVID. The impact of vaccination in people with long-COVID symptomatology is controversial, with data showing changes in symptoms and others did not. Current results support that COVID-19 vaccines can be used as a preventive strategy for decreasing the risk of long-COVID, but data about its effects on people with current long-COVID needs further research. Questions about the impact on hospitalized/non-hospitalized, males/females and the impact of vaccine boosters is clearly needed.

Authors:

Kin Israel Notarte (Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Jesus Alfonso Catahay (Department of Medicine, Saint Peter’s University Hospital), Jacqueline Veronica Velasco (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas), Adriel Pastrana (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas)

Abbygail Therese Ver (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas), Flos Carmeli Pangilinan (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas), Princess Juneire Peligro (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas), Michael Casimiro (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas), Jonathan Jaime Guerrero (Learning Unit 3, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila),

Ma. Margarita Leticia Gellaco (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas), Giuseppe Lippi (Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona), Brandon Michael Henry (Clinical Laboratory, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre) and César Fernández-de-las-Peñas (Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)

Read the full paper: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(22)00354-6/fulltext