From Yale Medicine: "Long COVID Keeps People Out of...

From Yale Medicine:

"Long COVID Keeps People Out of Work and Hurts the Economy"

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/long-covid-keeps-people-out-of-work-and-hurts-the-economy

“It’s a myth to assume this data reflects issues limited to unvaccinated individuals, retiring adults, or people with pre-existing medical conditions…"

"over 400 million people worldwide have developed Long COVID at some point, resulting in an annual global economic cost of $1 trillion"

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#Covid #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #ChronicIllness

“It’s a myth to assume this data reflects issues limited to unvaccinated individuals, retiring adults, or people with pre-existing medical conditions,” says Arjun Venkatesh, MD, professor of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine and the primary author of the study. “Our cohort tends to be younger and highly vaccinated, yet the reality is that they continue to have prolonged symptoms after an acute COVID infection, which significantly affects their ability to work.”

However, getting the COVID-19 vaccine and subsequent booster shots is still the best way to reduce both the likelihood of getting COVID-19 in the first place but also the risk of developing Long COVID after infection, Dr. Venkatesh adds. He is currently conducting longer-term analyses to see if these patients eventually return to work even one or two years after infection.

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