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Coordinated response required for Long COVID

Loss of sense of smell is just one symptom of Long COVID

Loss of sense of smell is just one symptom of Long COVID Source: Getty / Santiaga

A government inquiry paper is calling for the establishment of a national Long-COVID database, research program and access to anti-viral medication for all COVID-19 patients. Health minister Mark Butler has pledged an additional $50 million towards COVID research, an area some experts say is still poorly understood.


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A government inquiry paper is calling for the establishment of a national Long-COVID database, research program and access to anti-viral medication for all COVID-19 patients. Health minister Mark Butler has pledged an additional $50 million towards COVID research, an area some experts say is still poorly understood.


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