New data shows long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work
Approximately 16 million working-age Americans (aged 18 to 65) have long Covid today.
Of those, 2 to 4 million are out of work due to long Covid.
The annual cost of those lost wages alone is around $170 billion a year (potentially as high as $230 billion).
Not. The. Flu. Not. Mild. NOT. OVER.
Actually, Democrats, Covid DOES continue to rule our lives.
Long COVID Is Taking Big Toll on U.S. Workforce
When we compare the rates observed in this study to the national population, it could mean as many as 2 million people may be out of work because of #LongCovid” — said lead researcher Dr. Arjun Venkatesh, chair of emergency medicine at @Yale