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Researchers suggest that 'Long COVID' is a part of the chronic fatigue syndrome family

Tuesday 26th April 2022 | Seb Rice-Walsh | R1 News Reporter | sebastian@r1.co.nz

Seb interviewed Warren Tate, Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Otago and world-renowned expert on ME/CFS (Chronic fatigue syndrome). Chronic fatigue syndrome has been neglected by the medical community for years. Now researchers suggest that Long Covid could be a sub-type of ME/CFS. Seb Rice-Walsh speaks to Warren Tate to discuss what this surge in interest in ME/CFS means for people withthe condition and the impact that post-viral illness will have on the medical system.

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