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NZ: "Almost 200,000 New Zealanders are now living with long COVID"

🔹4 out 5 (77.7%) adults had COVID (~3.3 million people)
🔹1 out 11 (9.2%) adults report long COVID (~401,000)
🔹185,000 adults (4.3%) currently experiencing long COVID
🔹1 in 7 (14.9%) women vs 1 in 12 (8.5%) men having long COVID symptoms

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Source: https://theconversation.com/almost-200-000-new-zealanders-are-now-living-with-long-covid-where-is-the-government-plan-278973

Study: https://www.health.govt.nz/publications/covid-19-and-long-covid-202425-new-zealand-health-survey

Almost 200,000 New Zealanders are now living with long COVID – where is the government plan?

The prevalence of long COVID is more than a hundred times greater than the definition of a rare disease – yet there are no specific health services or support.

The Conversation