STUDY FINDS NO SUCH THING AS "LONG COVID"

At last. Perhaps now the local calls advocating additional "LONG COVID" subsidies and tax abatements for "those who are suffering here in Croton" will now come to an end.

Assorted sources; see all below

-----NY POST: No such thing as ‘long COVID,’ health agency says in shocking claim: ‘Unnecessary fear’ By David Landsel...Published March 14, 2024, 9:52 p.m. ET;

Follow the science — right out the door.  The term “long COVID” should be tossed aside like a stack of expired N95 masks — that’s according to health experts in one country, who found that symptoms of those reportedly suffering a year on weren’t any different than your typical virus, such as the flu. READ MORE AT No such thing as ‘long COVID,’ health agency says in shocking claim: ‘Unnecessary fear’ (nypost.com)

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-----THE GUARDIAN: Time to stop using term ‘long Covid’ as symptoms are no worse than those after flu, study finds | Long Covid | The Guardian

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-----ALEX BERENSON, Long Covid: even faker than you thought; A new Australian study confirms: Yep, it's THAT fake. The term “long Covid” should be dropped from use, because Covid has no more aftereffects than the flu or other mild respiratory illnesses, according to a major new study from Australia released yesterday.

The study showed that only 3 percent of people who had Covid had “moderate-to-severe” aftereffects a year later - numerically fewer than those infected with influenza or other mild respiratory diseases.  MORE AT Long Covid: even faker than you thought - by Alex Berenson (substack.com)

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-----NDTV; There Is No Such Thing As Long Covid, Australian Study Finds

The leading health official in Queensland urges the public to refrain from using the term 'long Covid' in light of recent research findings. MORE AT There Is No Such Thing As Long Covid, Australian Study Finds (ndtv.com)