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Long COVID harms will land with ACC

Natasha
Jojoa Burling
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COVID-19 causes long-term illness in perhaps 10 per cent of cases [Image: Cemile Bingol on iStock]

Long COVID hasn’t triggered ACC claims as yet, but inevitably will, especially from health professionals. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Key points, ACC has paid nearly $130,000 to 16 workers for COVID-19-related claims, mostly nurses or midwives. It’s unclear how many claims are for long COVID, , BACK panel - grey
References

Greenhalgh T, Knight M, A’Court C et al. Management of post-acute Covid-19 in primary care. BMJ 2020;370:m3026 (online 11 August 2020)