by ccisupport | Sep 20, 2022 | Media, Research
Full story: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018859472/getting-chronic-fatigue-recognised-as-an-disability A petition being read in Parliament today is urging the Government to recognise chronic fatigue as a disability in order to be...
by ccisupport | Aug 19, 2022 | Media, Research
ME / CFS is currently classified as a chronic illness which creates limitations with the support people effected by the illness are able to access. This week the Associated New Zealand ME Society submitted a petition to Parliament calling for ME / CFS to be...
by ccisupport | Aug 9, 2022 | Blog, COVID, Research
Written by Rosamund Vallings MB BS, featured on www.anzmes.org.nz We know that any viral illness will be followed by a post-viral phase. During this time the body is theoretically in “recovery mode.” Even after a simple cold, a person can be left feeling...
by ccisupport | Jun 30, 2022 | Research
Long COVID kids is a organisation based in the UK who have developed a fantastic resource for children suffering with Long-COVID. The information they have provided goes a long way in explaining the condition and is an ideal resource for Long-COVID in general. For...
by ccisupport | May 26, 2022 | Media, Research
The ongoing burden of long Covid will be one of this generation’s disability challenges, the Disability Rights Commissioner says. Many people with long Covid are likely to meet the “definition” of disability, Tesoriero said. Support needed to be based on need, not the...
by ccisupport | May 12, 2022 | Research
Article Written By: Stuff science columnist Dr Siouxsie Wiles. Diagnosis of ME/CFS is challenging and generally requires people to have experienced symptoms for six months. With the pandemic in its third year, many people with long-Covid are now meeting the diagnostic...
