'Post-viral malaise': Why avoiding the term 'long-COVID' doesn't change anything for those affected

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'Post-viral malaise': Why avoiding the term 'long-COVID' doesn't change anything for those affected

Queenslanders were recently asked to stop using the term "long COVID." Instead, Queensland's Chief Health Officer, Dr John Gerrard, suggested the condition affecting 3% of residents should be called "post-viral malaise," due to concerns of creating unnecessary fear and hypervigilance.