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Coordinated response needed for long COVID-19

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People can suffer from loss of taste and smell during Long COVID. Source: iStockphoto / Santiaga/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A government inquiry paper advocates for a national long-COVID database, a research program, and access to anti-viral medication. Health Minister Mark Butler pledged $50 million to research COVID-19, an area that some experts believe is still poorly understood.


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By Hannah Kwon

Presented by Priyanka Hatwalne

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A government inquiry paper advocates for a national long-COVID database, a research program, and access to anti-viral medication. Health Minister Mark Butler pledged $50 million to research COVID-19, an area that some experts believe is still poorly understood.


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