Long Covid is the elephant in the room, but it seems invisible to our politicians | Adrian Esterman

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Long Covid is the elephant in the room, but it seems invisible to our politicians | Adrian Esterman
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As Australia tries to live with the virus, an increasing number of people may have to live with its potential long-term effects

of long Covid include people aged over 50, females, and those with chronic health conditions and obesity. Having a psychiatric or an immunosuppressive condition also increases your risk. There is some evidence that the severity of the initial Covid-19 infection doesn’t seem to affect the chance of you getting long Covid, although there are mixed findings on this.

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