INTERVIEW: Brendan Crabb from Burnet Institute on growing Long COVID case numbers

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Chief Executive of the Burnet Institute, Professor Brendan Crabb Source: SBS News

An infectious diseases researcher says between 200 and 400 million people around the world have experienced long COVID. It's a chronic condition that occurs after someone gets infected with COVID and is present for at least three months. The Chief Executive of the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, Professor Brendan Crabb, told SBS's Greg Dyett the ongoing increase in long COVID case numbers is alarming.


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