Should We Expect an Increase in the Number of Cancer Cases in People with Long COVID?

Amiama-Roig, Ana; Pérez‐Martínez, Laura; Ledo, Pilar Rodríguez; Verdugo‐Sivianes, Eva M.; Blanco, José Ramón

doi:10.3390/microorganisms11030713

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“…For example, there are arguments both for and against a role for COVID-19 in causing or exacerbating cancers. 117 In this paper we use the term "long COVID" to cover all sequelae of COVID-19 infection. This term includes the alternative names of post-COVID conditions, long-haul COVID, post-acute COVID-19, long-term effects of COVID, chronic COVID and post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infection (PASC).…”

Section: Longer-term Effects Of Covid-19 On Population Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Continued mitigation needed to minimise the high health burden from COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand

Wilson,

Baker,

Kvalsvig

et al. 2023

NZMJ

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In this article we review the COVID-19 pandemic experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and consider the optimal ongoing response strategy. We note that this pandemic virus looks likely to result in future waves of infection that diminish in size over time, depending on such factors as viral evolution and population immunity. However, the burden of disease remains high with thousands of infections, hundreds of hospitalisations and tens of deaths each week, and an unknown burden of long-term illness (long COVID). Alongside this there is a considerable burden from other important respiratory illnesses, including influenza and RSV, that needs more attention.Given this impact and the associated health inequities, particularly for Māori and Pacific Peoples, we consider that an ongoing respiratory disease mitigation strategy is appropriate for New Zealand. As such, the previously described "vaccines plus" approach (involving vaccination and public health and social measures), should now be integrated with the surveillance and control of other important respiratory infections. Now is also a time for New Zealand to build on the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to enhance preparedness nationally and internationally. New Zealand's experience suggests elimination (or ideally exclusion) should be the default first choice for future pandemics of sufficient severity.

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Section: Longer-term Effects Of Covid-19 On Population Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%