Long COVID study gives Australians cause for hope

The study tracked a group of people who contracted COVID-19 during Australia's first wave. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Some long COVID symptoms may not last quite as long as first feared, according a study of Australians infected early in the pandemic.

Immunological symptoms that were present eight months after contracting the virus had largely resolved for most patients by the two-year mark, the joint study by the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney and St Vincent's Hospital Sydney found.