23 Jan 2024

Links between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long Covid found

From Morning Report, 6:50 am on 23 January 2024

Otago University researchers have confirmed clear links between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long Covid.

The study looked at the cells of patients who'd suffered chronic fatigue for sixteen years and found they mimicked those of Long Covid patients.

The findings pave the way for more focus on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which is historically under-researched.

Lead author Warren Tate spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.