It takes courage

to hear the truth — but even more to ignore it.

Sometimes it takes courage to keep showing up, to stay with difficult topics, and to give them space — even when they are uncomfortable. This is a small reminder, and something I wanted to share.

Research Collection · Post-Vaccine & Long-COVID Studies

Over the years, our self-help and research community has gathered studies, clinical reports, and case observations on Post-Vaccine and Long-COVID syndromes. Topics include Heart, Neurological, Fatigue, Vision, Paralysis, Small Fiber Neuropathy, Brain Fog, Blood Clotting, and Postural Dysautonomia (POTS). Below is a curated selection of live links to scientific databases.

Neutral note: Odds Ratio (OR) & age-stratified risk

Odds ratio (OR) describes how strongly an outcome is associated with a specific group in a dataset.

  • OR = 1 no difference
  • OR > 1 higher odds
  • OR < 1 lower odds
For transparent risk evaluation, such stratified metrics are one relevant element that can be consulted alongside study design and endpoints.
Age group OR Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI p
18–250.000.0000.0000.97
26–35 (ref)Reference
36–450.910.204.690.91
46–553.631.2615.350.036
56–659.533.5239.10.0001
66–7516.86.2468.8<0.0001
76–8523.58.7795.7<0.0001
>8555.620.4229<0.0001
Confidence intervals express uncertainty. OR is not absolute risk.

Effectiveness & who is most affected (data overview)

The aim is transparency: what studies report at population and cohort level — without personal medical recommendations.

  • Population-level analyses of lost life-years report that the burden is concentrated in older age groups and that vaccination coverage is associated with differences in outcomes across countries.
  • Clinical cohort data (e.g., registries) commonly show a strong age gradient and additional risk contributions from comorbidities and metabolic factors.
  • For interpretation of metrics such as odds ratio (OR), confidence intervals and study design matter; OR is not the same as a direct percent risk.

PubMed Studies

ResearchGate Studies

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