Health committee  I think recognizing the role for rehabilitation first and foremost in the context of long COVID is important, and then, secondly, ensuring access to rehabilitation services for those living with long COVID and ensuring that the access is equitable. I think we're all on a learnin

Health committee  Yes, sex is a predictive factor, when it comes to experiencing long COVID. There are hypotheses on that. There is some evidence to suggest what might be a predisposing factor, placing someone at a higher risk of establishing long COVID. One of those is an autoimmune condition. Wo

Health committee  That's a very good question, and the evidence is still emerging, as Dr. Falcone mentioned. Initially, there was some promising evidence to suggest that vaccination does have a protective effect against long COVID, but most recently there was an article that came out in Nature at

Health committee  Thanks very much for the question. I do not know off the top of my head how many Canadians have had COVID, but in terms of some of the data on the prevalence rate, it's been estimated that anywhere from 10% to 30% of individuals can develop long COVID, and a lot of it is variabl

Health committee  Thank you very much for the invitation and the opportunity to speak at the meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health today. My name is Kelly O'Brien. I'm a physiotherapist and associate professor in the department of physical therapy at the University of Toron