ALT Long COVID may be no different to other post-viral syndromes, according to Australian research which found that people who tested positive for COVID-19 a year ago were no more likely to report moderate-to-severe functional limitations than people who had influenza. The lead author, who is Queensland's Chief Health Officer, says long COVID may have appeared to be a distinct and severe illness because of high volumes of COVID-19 cases during the pandemic. He also suggests it is time to stop using terms like 'long COVID' … Note for journalists: Australian print media can use this in their print editions on Friday 15 March, as long as nothing appears online until after the embargo lifts. Australian broadcast can also use this story in their breakfast news from 06:00 AEDT on Friday 15 March as long as nothing appears online until after the embargo lifts. This is a conference presentation, so the work has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal.