The Mysteries of Long COVID

When the original strain of COVID-19 arrived in spring 2020, a pandemic soon swept the country. There was some hope that the pernicious effects of the disease would disappear upon recovery among the nearly 99 percent who survived the initial infection. But they did not. American deaths now number over 1 million

Some pessimistic analyses suggest well over 4 million once-active Americans are now disabled from this often-ignored pandemic and out of the workforce.

• Now two-and-a-half years after the onset of the pandemic, there may be more than 20 million Americans who are still suffering from what is currently known as "long COVID"-a less acute version but one ultimately as debilitating.

Long COVID may be one of many reasons why in a recession, labor paradoxically still remains scarce.

• The social costs to America of this hidden pandemic in lost wages and productivity, family and work disruption, and expensive medical care are unknown
• If we have few answers, we do have an idea about the costs.

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