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New study sheds light on who might be most likely to develop long COVID, as patients call for awareness - ABC News

New study sheds light on who might be most likely to develop long COVID, as patients call for awareness - ABC News

New study sheds light on who might be most likely to develop long COVID, as patients call for awareness - ABC News
Jun 28, 2022 1 min, 8 secs

Michelle Answerth beams as she recalls spending the warm summer days of her long service leave sailing down the coast of tropical north Queensland, with her partner, at the end of last year.

According to the Australian government, long COVID is where symptoms persist for more than four weeks. .

British researchers found symptoms of long COVID are more frequently reported by women, those with poor health before the pandemic, and those aged 50 to 60 years.

They found the odds of developing long COVID were 50 per cent higher in women than men.

Age appears to be a factor, with your likelihood of developing long COVID increasing up to the age of 70.

Many Australians are struggling with long COVID.

While there are no official figures on the prevalence here, overseas data suggests between 10 to 30 per cent of people who contract COVID-19 will have ongoing health issues?

With 7 million Australians having contracted the virus, even if 5 per cent of people get long COVID, that could mean up to 350,000 people are affected.

Many long COVID patients who have contacted the ABC, such as Michelle, have said they could no longer work and struggled with day-to-day living.

"If we can understand how long COVID develops, then we can develop better treatments for sufferers of long COVID," she said

Ms Answerth now helps to run a Facebook community page for long COVID patients

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