How Can I Prevent Long Covid

The best way to prevent Long COVID is to avoid getting COVID-19. However, metformin has been shown to reduce getting long covid by 41% compared to those not taking it during covid infection.

Outpatient treatment of COVID-19 and incidence of post-COVID-19 condition over 10 months (COVID-OUT): a multicentre, randomised, quadruple-blind, parallel-group, phase 3 trial

Post-COVID-19 condition (also known as long COVID) is an emerging chronic illness potentially affecting millions of people. We aimed to evaluate whether outpatient COVID-19 treatment soon after SARS-CoV-2 infection could reduce the risk of long COVID.

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