Long COVID and the Workforce: Navigating a Complex Path Back to Employment
Highlights
- Long COVID affects an estimated 16 million U.S. workers, with many unable to return to work due to persistent symptoms and administrative hurdles.
- Workers face challenges in proving occupational acquisition of COVID-19, hampering access to workers’ compensation benefits.
- A lack of standardized diagnostics and FDA-approved treatments complicates insurance coverage and prolongs recovery.
- Older workers and retirees are disproportionately affected, with substantial personal and system-wide economic impacts.
Background and Disease Burden
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