OTTAWA – Chief Public Health Officer Dr Teresa Tam says the government is trying to find out how many Canadians suffer from long-term COVID as researchers work to learn more about the long-term effects of the virus.
OTTAWA – Chief Public Health Officer Dr Teresa Tam says the government is trying to find out how many Canadians suffer from long-term COVID as researchers work to learn more about the long-term effects of the virus.
The Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Statistical Office have launched a study to try to get a broad picture of how often people experience long-term effects after COVID-19 infection, which can be difficult to identify and even more difficult to follow. .
Relatively little is known about the effects of long-term COVID, also known as the condition after COVID-19, including how to diagnose it.
The Public Health Agency says more than 100 symptoms have been reported.
Although data is scarce, Tam says he expects the long COVID to have a significant impact on Canadians.
There he says there is new evidence that vaccines against COVID-19 offer some protection against long-term COVID, but these studies are still ongoing.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on May 6, 2022.
Laura Osman, Canadian Press
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