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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Donna Lu Science writer

Long Covid causing job losses and homelessness in Australia, inquiry hears

Rapid Antigen Tests showing negative and positive results for Covid-19.
Australians affected by long Covid told the parliamentary inquiry about months-long wait times to see specialists. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/REX/Shutterstock

The federal government is developing a national long Covid strategy, with a parliamentary inquiry hearing the condition has resulted in job losses and homelessness among some sufferers.

The chief medical officer, Professor Paul Kelly, said the federal health department had been tasked with developing a national long Covid strategy that would cover prevention, immunisation, treatment and research into the condition.

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