Long Covid is very real – with insight from The Wall Street Journal
Dr Jeanne-Marie Malan says that long Covid is “very real” and has seen countless patients suffering from prolonged fatigue and ‘brain fog’.
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Dr Jeanne-Marie Malan says that long Covid is “very real” and has seen countless patients suffering from prolonged fatigue and ‘brain fog’.
An average of more than 90,000 new cases are now being identified each day in the United States, a 60 percent increase from two weeks ago.
At least 7 million people in the United States, by one estimate, are unable to work full time or have had to scale back their work because of long covid-19, which is defined as when covid-19 symptoms persist weeks, months or even years after the initial onset of an infection.
‘Another unequal burden’: Working with long COVID-19
Some research has shown that lingering Covid symptoms are more prevalent in people in their 30s and 40s — when workers are often in the prime of their careers. How will companies support employees with debilitating symptoms that can linger for months or even years after infection?