Analysis: Long COVID's Cost on personal lives and the economy

How Much Does Long COVID Cost Society? New Data Shed Light Economic estimates are rising as more long COVID case data become clear. Experts weigh the fixes. David Brzostowicki Medscape

Long COVID, a major public health crisis, is also becoming a significant economic crisis. A new study in Nature reports that the global annual economic impact of long COVID has hit $1 trillion — or about 1% of the global economy. ...

Besides damaging individual lives, long COVID is having wide-ranging impacts on health systems and economies worldwide, as those who suffer from it have large absences from work, leading to lower productivity. Even those who return to work after weeks, months, or even up to a year out of work may come back with worse productivity and some functional impairment — as a few of the condition’s common symptoms include fatigue and brain fog.

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