1.0KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.orgkhnlaurenohttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/khnlaureno/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="I3f50VHZOT"><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/research-1-in-5-with-virus-get-long-covid-omicron-subvariants-are-nasty/">Research: 1 In 5 With Virus Get Long Covid; Omicron Subvariants Are Nasty</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/research-1-in-5-with-virus-get-long-covid-omicron-subvariants-are-nasty/embed/#?secret=I3f50VHZOT" width="600" height="338" title="“Research: 1 In 5 With Virus Get Long Covid; Omicron Subvariants Are Nasty” — KFF Health News" data-secret="I3f50VHZOT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Strains BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among people who were infected with covid as well as those who were fully vaxxed and boosted. But experts say vaccines should still protect against serious disease. Meanwhile, long covid is more pervasive than perhaps thought.