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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Natasha May

Time to stop using term ‘long Covid’ as symptoms no worse than those after flu, Queensland’s chief health officer says

Nurses at Queensland hospital
New research from Queensland Health found no evidence that those who had Covid-19 were more likely to have functional limitations a year on compared with those who had the flu. Photograph: Glenn Hunt/Getty Images

Long Covid may be no different from other post-viral syndromes such as those experienced after flu, according to new research from Queensland Health.

The lead author of the study, the state’s chief health officer Dr John Gerrard, said it was “time to stop using terms like ‘long Covid’” because they imply there is something unique about the longer-term symptoms associated with the virus, and in some cases create hypervigilance.

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