Long Covid mainly affects the brain, Oireachtas Health Committee told

Thousands of euro are being spent by the State and sometimes by patients themselves to have Long Covid tests done when pooling information would be more effective, the Oireachtas Health Committee heard.

Long Covid mainly affects the brain as hearts and lungs have been found to repair themselves, Professor Jack Lambert has told the Oireachtas Health Committee.

This has led to as many as one in five Long Covid patients suffering from anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder, while they bounce between different hospitals and GPs with no coherent national approach in place, the committee heard.