evidence: Long Covid is no different from the after-effects of viruses like flu and people should stop using the term, health experts have warned. [...] Dr John Gerrard, Queensland’s chief health officer, said: "In health systems with highly vaccinated populations, long Covid may have appeared to be a distinct and severe illness because of high volumes of Covid-19 cases during the pandemic. [...] "We believe it is time to stop using terms like ‘long Covid’. They wrongly imply there is something unique and exceptional about longer-term symptoms associated with this virus."