Interesting study from the Land Down Under.
No such thing as ‘long COVID,’ health agency says in shock claim: ‘Unnecessary fear
“We believe it is time to stop using terms like ‘Long COVID’,” said Dr. John Gerrard, Queensland’s Chief Health Officer, who oversaw the newly-released study.
“They wrongly imply there is something unique and exceptional about longer term symptoms associated with this virus,” he explained.
This terminology can cause unnecessary fear, and in some cases, hyper-vigilance to longer symptoms that can impede recovery,” Gerrard warned.
Researchers at Queensland Health surveyed 5,112 symptom sufferers aged 18 years and older to reach their conclusion.
Symptoms reported included fatigue, brain fog, cough, shortness of breath, change to smell and taste, dizziness, and rapid or irregular heartbeat.
Researchers pulled their subjects from a pool of sick Australians who’d taken COVID-19 tests — testing both positive and negative — in late spring of 2022, quizzing them a year later on their symptoms and quality of life.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/no-such-thing-as-long-covid-health-agency-says-in-shock-claim-unnecessary-fear/ar-BB1jVjBX