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Long COVID rates are significantly higher in the South, Midwest, and West than in New England and the Northeast—with rates two to three times higher in some cases, a new federal study showed.

Some states with the highest long COVID prevalence also have some of the lowest rates of COVID vaccination, according to the survey conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Conversely, some states with high vaccination rates also have low COVID rates.

Vermont, for instance, has the lowest long COVID rate in the nation, at only 4.2%, and also one of the highest vaccination rates in the United States—with more than 88% fully vaccinated and 54% having received a booster.

West Virginia’s long COVID rate is the highest in the nation, at 10.6%, and the state also has a low vaccination rate of only 59%. Only 29% received a booster dose. Head over to Medscape to read the full story.