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Worse than they thought - Long COVID is still at large

Long COVID patient Alexandra Marton-Krenek from Vienna (AP).jpg

Long COVID patient Alexandra Marton-Krenek from Vienna Source: AP / AP

A new study commissioned by the World Health Organization estimates 17 million people in Europe are living with symptoms of long COVID. Although vaccines have reduced deaths from the pandemic, the researchers claim they have found an increase in new long COVID cases of more than 300 per cent.


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By Allan Lee

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A new study commissioned by the World Health Organization estimates 17 million people in Europe are living with symptoms of long COVID. Although vaccines have reduced deaths from the pandemic, the researchers claim they have found an increase in new long COVID cases of more than 300 per cent.



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