A new national survey of over 13,000 Australians reveals that the health of Aussies is at risk as the pandemic pulls focus towards the more immediate COVID-19 medical care.
The research, conducted by a group of experts at Monash University, found that people with symptoms of depression and anxiety, those who performed unpaid work, lived alone; were of low socioeconomic status, were living on government benefits, or who had personal experience of COVID-19 had 44–50 percent less access to necessary health/disability care during physical distancing restrictions caused by the pandemic.
