Luc Thériault at the Health Committee

On March 30th, 2022. See this statement in context.

March 30th, 2022 / 5:50 p.m.

Bloc

I see.

We know that the Omicron and BA.2 variants are less virulent and more contagious. Could this have an effect on the prevalence of long COVID?

Can we assume that there will be an increase? Have you seen an increase in relation to these variants that are more contagious but less virulent, or is it more the virulence, at the beginning, that determines whether one will develop long COVID?

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