Experts call new Canadian Long COVID guidelines “contradictory” and “deeply concerning”

Publication date: Jul 09, 2025

However, experts say some of these guidelines could harm people with Long COVID. Some recommend controversial and scientifically unsupported therapies for the disease: exercise and cognitive behavioral therapy. They also contradict major guidelines. The majority of pediatric guideline developers came from the same childrens hospital that parents say has psychologized their childrens symptoms. He wrote that the changes in ME guidelines by NICE, which no longer recommend exercise or CBT, were driven by activist corruption. They called some guidelines unclear, confusing, and deeply concerning. These recommendations mirror potentially harmful treatments promoted by Cochranes ME review. According to parents who spoke with The Sick Times, doctors often referred children to psychiatric care for what they described as physical symptoms of Long COVID. Many people with Long COVID stopped responding because they felt their voices were not being heard. Before she got sick, Adriana Patio was a competitive swimmer. This recommendation reinforces existing barriers that our children experience in doctors offices across Canada.

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