Long COVID to cost US $8 billion over three years, driven mainly by workforce productivity losses
By
Hannah Dimmick
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Summary
Long COVID continues to affect over 44 million Americans, with an estimated $8 billion in economic costs over three years. More than 90% of this cost comes from lost workplace productivity. The US healthcare system lacks adequate capacity to treat long COVID patients, and recent HHS defunding is worsening the situation, making it harder to handle the growing number of cases.
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The US lacks the capacity to treat long COVID, and HHS defunding is taking the country further away from being able to handle the country's growing number of long COVID cases.
The more than 44 million Americans who have at some point reported long COVID symptoms – a number that continues to grow – are no longer suffering alone.
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