Researchers from UNSW, the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne estimated that people with long COVID symptoms lost about 100 million working hours in 2022, costing the country about a quarter of its increase in economic growth that year.

John spoke with Tom Kompas, a professor at the University of Melbourne about the study and how sufferers of long Covid are struggling to get back into regular work patterns.

<p>Researchers from UNSW, the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne estimated that people with long COVID symptoms lost about 100 million working hours in 2022, costing the country about a quarter of its increase in economic growth that year.</p>
<p>John spoke with Tom Kompas, a professor at the University of Melbourne about the study and how sufferers of long Covid are struggling to get back into regular work patterns.</p>

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