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As New Zealand prepares to ramp up its Covid-19 vaccination programme to the rest of the population in the coming months, two people who contracted the virus and are still feeling its effects months on are urging Kiwis to get the jab.
Your playlist will load after this ad Helena Power and Freya Sawbridge, who both caught the virus months ago, warn Covid-19 isn’t going to disappear from the world. Source: Breakfast
Covid-19 “long-hauler” Helena Power, 27, tested positive for the UK variant of the virus in London in December. She was taken to hospital at the time, but was discharged a few hours later because of the lack of beds.
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As the world grapples with its worst health crisis in a century, a secondary pandemic is starting to take hold, one that could be with us long after coronavirus is eradicated.
Long hauler Freya Sawbridge started the New Zealand Covid Long-Haulers Facebook page.
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The long haulers , as they call themselves, continue suffering from the effects of the virus long after they have cleared it from their system.
They can experience a bewildering array of symptoms, crippling fatigue and brain fog being among the most common, but also severe breathlessness, heart palpitations, chest pain and badly aching muscles or joints.
Many feel they are not being heard or supported, with some being told by their own doctors that there s nothing wrong with them.
Jenene Crossan was diagnosed with Covid-19 in March last year and spent four traumatising days in hospital.