Queensland health report suggests long Covid no more severe than lingering influenza

Experts say more peer-reviewed research is needed to understand the full impacts of the virus

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Queenslanders with long Covid may experience no more severe symptoms than those of lingering influenza, according to a study by the state’s health officials.

But while the Queensland government has held up the study as evidence its handling of the early stages of the pandemic was “textbook”, medical experts treating patients for long Covid say it is only a “first step” towards understanding a condition that has been debilitating for many.