The state's chief health officer says the description wrongly implied long-term post-COVID viral symptoms were 'somehow unique and exceptional' to other viral infections.
Sixteen per cent of patients involved in the study reported ongoing symptoms, regardless of whether they had COVID-19 or another respiratory infection.The term "long COVID" should be scrapped, according to Queensland's Chief Health Officer, because it creates unnecessary fear — and is "probably harmful".
Dr Gerrard will present the results of the study next month at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Barcelona." causes unnecessary fear. It implies that there is something particularly sinister and ominous about COVID-19. After 12 months, 16 per cent of respondents reported ongoing symptoms, regardless of whether they had COVID-19, the flu, or another respiratory infection.
He said Queensland Health planned to do more research into other complications following COVID-19 infection – compared to other viruses — including strokes, heart attacks and myocarditis — an inflammation of the heart muscle.
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