On top of the toll it takes on their health, long COVID patients report a devastating impact on finances, including massive medical expenses and job losses.
conducted by the Patient Advocate Foundation. The nonprofit polled 64 people with the condition between 2020 and 2022. More than a third of respondents said their income had gone down as a result of long Covid.
As many as 23 million Americans are struggling with the chronic condition, and"this number will only continue to grow as Covid-19 continues to circulate," according to a recent "Long Covid is as much part of the pandemic as is the acute phase, during which the government went to great lengths to treat people and save lives," said
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