Chronic COVID complaints

Prof Peter Wark

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Prof Peter Wark

Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Physician; Conjoint Professor, Monash University; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle

Prof Peter Wark

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Peter Wark, University of Newcastle

We’re now all too familiar with the common symptoms of COVID-19: a fever, dry cough and fatigue. Some people also experience aches and pains, a sore throat, and loss of taste or smell.

Sufferers with mild illness might expect to get better after a few weeks. But there’s mounting evidence this isn’t the case, and COVID-19 may leave a long-lasting impression on its victims – not just the most severely affected or the elderly and frail.

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