Every exposure increases the risk of developing 'long Covid', Irish expert warns

People working in health and education have spoken to the 'Irish Examiner' of their suffering with long Covid as the EU recommends Covid be recognised as an occupational disease in those sectors. Stock picture

Each time a person contracts Covid-19 is "a roll of the dice", with the risk of developing long-term effects increasing the more times someone is exposed, a leading expert has warned.

Professor Seamus Linnane of the Beacon Hospital in Dublin has worked with patients suffering with so-called long Covid since early in the pandemic. Despite milder infections caused by Omicron, he continues to see new patients arriving to the clinics.