Coordinated response required for Long COVID

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A government inquiry paper is calling for the establishment of a national Long-COVID database, research program and access to anti-viral medication for all COVID-19 patients. Health minister Mark Butler has pledged an additional $50 million towards COVID research, an area some experts say is still poorly understood.

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