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The toll COVID-19 is taking on the lives of long haulers in Canada
Manage episode 296832092 series 2332787
What happens when you get over an infection, but it never really goes away?
For thousands, perhaps 10s of thousands, of people across Canada, recovering from COVID hasn’t actually meant recovering, but instead a long journey of potentially debilitating symptoms, with no end in sight for them.
Vancouver Sun reporter Lori Culbert joins Dave to discuss how widespread long-COVID is, how debilitating it can be for some patients, and how provinces are approaching treating them.
Background reading: Long-suffering long-haulers need more services, research to end symptoms, advocate says
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539 episodes
Manage episode 296832092 series 2332787
What happens when you get over an infection, but it never really goes away?
For thousands, perhaps 10s of thousands, of people across Canada, recovering from COVID hasn’t actually meant recovering, but instead a long journey of potentially debilitating symptoms, with no end in sight for them.
Vancouver Sun reporter Lori Culbert joins Dave to discuss how widespread long-COVID is, how debilitating it can be for some patients, and how provinces are approaching treating them.
Background reading: Long-suffering long-haulers need more services, research to end symptoms, advocate says
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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