Why long COVID still a threat

The ongoing threat of Covid has been revealed in startling research highlighting the huge volume of Australians that suffered symptoms long after their initial infection.

News.com.au reports the research, conducted by Lung Foundation Australia, found half of 2,196 respondents said they experienced ongoing Covid symptoms more than four weeks after their initial infection period.

This has prompted the organisation to turn its attention to the future impact of long Covid as a cause of disability.

It also raised concern surrounding the healthcare system’s propensity to support people with ongoing symptoms, the website said.

“We’ve found support for those with ongoing Covid symptoms is lacking, and Australians want greater support to address the unmet healthcare needs of this group of Australians,” CEO Mark Brooke said.

Read the full report here.

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