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"Royal Adelaide Hospital’s Long Covid Clinic dealt with almost 1,200
appointments in the past year for South Australians still dealing with the
long-term effects of the coronavirus pandemic that began sweeping across the
world a few years ago.
Head of unit and clinic consultant Dr Angela Molga said between five and 10 per
cent of people diagnosed with Covid would experience long-term symptoms that
significantly impacted their lives.
SA Health estimated in December 2022 that some 35,000 South Australians could
expect to contract long Covid.
As the virus continued to impact patients, the clinic initially funded to treat
patients until the middle of 2024 had been now made a permanent addition to the
hospital.
Another dedicated clinic operates at Flinders Medical Centre.
“Most of the population has had Covid by now, that has been hard to avoid. It’s
essentially become a part of our usual business,” Molga said.
“Long Covid has been identified as a significant health issue not only because
of the number of people affected, but the impact it can have on quality of
life, employment and community participation.”
Molga said the clinic had shifted its focus to dealing with more complex cases
where patients were experiencing many or all of the typical symptoms.
“We have noticed that GPs are far more comfortable managing this condition, and
that is primarily because of the education roll-out across the state but also
having frameworks available to GPs through the primary health network,” Molga
said.
“When we get referrals, they’re far more complex now.”
These complex cases can have significant effects on the lives of their
sufferers."
Via Violet Blue’s
Threat Model - Covid: September 18, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-september-139158191
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
