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This is a sobering account on the Long Covid experience by a freelance journalist and excellent advice from epidemiologist Dr. Amanda Kvalsvig. Worth listening to and taking action!
It's election year, politicians are more likely to listen to the voters. We need specialised Long Covid clinics, we need better training for GPs, we need N95 masks in healthcare and we need clean indoor air in all education settings and workplaces. Now is the time to write to the candidates in your electorate. Ask them what they're planning to do about the lasting effect of the ongoing pandemic.
Should we be doing more for sufferers of Long Covid?
It might feel like the days of Covid are well behind most of us, but six years on from the initial outbreak, around 200 thousand New Zealanders are still dealing with it because they have Long Covid. So should more be done for those suffering the symptoms? We discuss that with Amanda Kvalsvig, Research Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of Otago. But first Jesse talks to Esther, a Wellington-based freelance journalist who can share what it's like to have Long Covid.