Who are the COVID-19 'long-haulers' and what is happening to them?

To date almost 25,000 Australians have recovered from COVID-19, but some say it hasn't left them completely.

"long-haulers", a collection of people who are experiencing mysterious long-term effects of COVID-19. Source: Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pexels

Highlights

• The most common of these are difficulty concentrating, low mood and fatigue
• These symptoms are similar to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• It will be four to five years before we understand the full extent of long term COVID-19 symptoms.

The group experiencing these symptoms are called "long-haulers".

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The best GPs can do now is manage their patient's anxiety.

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