20 February 2023 - GPs say they are unable to properly care for the hundreds of thousands of Australians with long COVID due to outdated Medicare rules, and a leading scientist has called for wider access to a drug that potentially prevents the disease.
At a federal parliamentary inquiry into long COVID on Monday, experts said patients with the disease often had a wide range of symptoms that needed complex, careful management, not just from a GP but also a team of specialists – including physiotherapists and psychologists.