US & World economic impact (work force, support cost)

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Looking for credible sources regarding this topic I googled: covid pandemic economic downturn
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Center on Budget & Policies
Brookings Institute
more

The COVID pandemic created the strongest economic downturn since the Great Depression

It is statistically estimated that around 16 million people have long COVID-19. It affects people of all ages and from all backgrounds. Indications also estimate the probability of as many as 4 million Americans are out of work due to long COVID-19.

The impact of long COVID-19 is not just a health issue. It's an economic one as well, both in the US and the rest of the world.

The annual cost of those lost wages alone is estimated in multiple sources to be in or around $170 billion a year.

So that's purchasing alone, sales loss, purchase taxing, income taxing revenue.

Respective support costs to governments world wide going up, workforce taxable income not matching the costs upswing at this time.
Many previously healthy people lead active and productive lives, but have found themselves bedridden and/or dealing with debilitating symptoms as a result of L.C.

L.C. is a very serious illness that can have devastating consequences for those who contract it. And their families, and their financial viability.

This is made even worse by the fact that L.C. patients often require multiple specialists to treat our complex symptoms. Medical costs up, climbing. Personal income down, tanking.

This is a World issue rather than a one nation state's internal competing governing ideologies.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q_zlo9MfK0

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Healthcare workers (HCWs) with long-COVID symptoms reported that their physicians shrugged off their concerns and that they struggled to get the care they needed

Inside a long Covid clinic: 'I look normal, but my body is breaking down'

How long COVID ruined my life and why it will not go away

The challenging struggle of long COVID

Long COVID Affecting Your Brain and Nervous System

'I've never been the same': Here's what it takes to get care for long COVID in Northern California

28-year-old talks life as a COVID long-hauler

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'COVID Never Left Me': Stories of Those Battling Long COVID


@misleya6469 1 year ago
Im from Philippines. I experience All symptoms... 😭I miss my life.. Normal life



@ivy0912
1 year ago
I felt it when one of the ladies said 'when you are sick for one week, everyone is very supportive, but when it goes beyond that, everyone starts becoming fed up as if you have made your sickness up'!!



@Bella-vr4mt
1 year ag0
I know. Then they just think your a negative person because you are in chronic pain, or chronic exhaustion.. foggy headded...
Then they stop wanting to talk to you.. even though I sound nice, upbeat, to cover up... they ask, how are you feeling??? Well.. I just state facts.
You learn who your real friends are. It's so sad. I am afraid to say anything anymore.  I just say, I am ok, thank you. I am suffering in silence. It's a lonely road... I have so much compassion and empathy for people, even if I don't understand their health issues or problems.   I cannot understand why in a lot of cases, the same compassion and empathy is not shown back to me. I am in tears right now thinking about it.
My doctor and nurses say I have long COVID. Had COVID twice this year only 2 months apart. It felt like I was going to die both times. I already have fibromyalgia,  which has gotten worse due to COVID.
I am foggy headed, extremely forgetful.  Easily exhausted.



@kiwipics
1 year ago
2yrs and 4 months, I still suffer with cardiac, joint, respiratory, fatigue, chronic pain and brain fog / cognitive issues.



@PhysicsforEngineers 1 year ago
i am dealing with all these since october 2020. no doctor is telling whats wrong in my body. all reports are normal. few doctors say u r just taking it to mind. take it out. but beleive me i have become the prisoner in my own body. and people who are commenting bad about long covid. i wish u should never get to experience this horrible feeling of being physically,mentally disabled and nobody is believing u because u look normal.



@donutthekitty5762 1 year ago
I know what is feels like when someone says it's in your head.. long covid is real and very few can understand it



@MK-gy1ug 1 year ago
I have been dealing with long Covid since June 28, 2022. It is horrible. Right when I feel like I'm getting better. It comes back.



@RockStar-lk2zz
1 year ago
I changed to 8 doctors and they all were like its in my head nothing else lol,, doctors should be aware of this long covid thing 



@elangovans1308 1 year ago
Unfortunately nobody in India acknowledge long COVID as disability to work. I am unable to return to my job since 25 months. I am recovered from COVID but not from haunting symptoms...Who will voice out for the affected like me 😭😭😭 Ministry of health and family welfare of India should start collect datas of all COVID recovered patients present health condition... Please please spread a word all



@merlinfrancis9754 1 year ago
Long covid is for real and I'm dealing with it. I was even asked to take a cardiac profile, severe back ache, head ache, brain fog, palpitations and breathlessness, and this happens suddenly, there's no slow onset, it is debilitating. 

The brain fog is horrific, it leaves one blank for a long time in the midst of a conversation, one is unable to recollect or even get words to say, I struggled to remember my pet's name who means the world to me. The palpitations doesn't allow one to rest, it's such a uncomfortable feeling, one can toss around or sit up but that gagging feeling persists. It's not in the mind. Never wish anyone goes through it

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@KennM12 1 year ago
I've had these conditions for ten years now. The really tragic silver-lining to this whole pandemic has been that light is being shed on post-viral illness like POTS, CFS, MCAS, etc. we've been suffering in silence for so long
   (see @Anianna starting here and reading downward)



@cokeyshotslots 1 year ago
The worst is being called "lazy" when you were such and active, helpful person before.



@lilyikes 1 year ago
Seeing the support in the comments make me feel less alone. I had Covid the first week of January 2022 (Omicron variant) and I still haven't fully recovered. The absolutely debilitating exhaustion, lack of energy, sore muscles, forgetfulness, brain fog, I feel useless. I can only do 1-2 things max each day. If I go to the grocery store, I need to rest the rest of the day from exhaustion. If I go to the doctor's office, I need time to nap afterwards before I can start to function again. I first noticed my symptoms only the week after I got my negative test. I started full on fainting nonstop. I would pass out, lights out so often that I'm still scared to exert myself too much and risk injuring myself. I'm currently being seen by a neurologist and a cardiologist. The neurologist believes that I've developed narcolepsy or a seizure disorder. The cardiologist is waiting for those to be ruled out, and if they are, she's ready to smack me with a POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) diagnosis. Either way, seven months later, no answers. Just have to try to keep on keeping on while I forget why I walked into a certain room or why I'm holding phone because I forgot who I was supposed to call. Just remember that all of our fellow sufferers are our best resource. We can share our mutual tips and tricks of what's been helping, what symptoms have changed, what symptoms we started with, common symptoms we have now, places in our communities who will help us, etc. We understand each other in a way that a doctor who only analyzes data will never be able to. I hope we all start to get some answers and we can lean on each other for support.



@sheilamoon1412 1 year ago
As a lyme disease patient every single thing he is saying he could be saying about lyme. My heart goes out to all the long covid sufferers.



@Betterboundariesnowteensupport 1 year ago
Absolutely frustrating when all tests come back clear



@anastasiawhite7482 1 year ago
The point is that Covid is new and nobody understands the mechanism of long Covid yet or how to treat it. There are anecdotal evidence but nothing concrete or can be applied to everyone.  My main issue is severe insomnia.  All the doctors can do for now is to provide sleeping tablets until the science catches up this is what we will have to put up with.  But it is important for people to publish tips because sharing this information is very important because it might allow medical professionals to piece together the mystery that is long Covid



@alliesinger297 1 year ago
I had Covid in January 2023, I'm 25. I still have constant dizziness and vertigo symptoms. My nails break, my hair breaks and falls out, and I still get constant migraines and other vertigo symptoms. It's been over 15 months.



@BJS2455 1 year ago
Im crying inside, this makes me feel so NOT ALONE....not that I want anyone to go through this but it makes me feel like its not all in my head that Im just being lazy!!




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So this is a mess; for the suffers, for their families, for their ongoing financial revenue, for long term thriving business revenue, which brings in taxable revenue to care for still growing numbers of disabled L.C.

Plus we need taxable income to cover the already existing governmental needs, then there's improvement needs, etc.

We need to get this L.C. research thing prioritized and solved so we workforce age L.C. disabled can get back into the workforce.


We are millions upon millions world wide. It would be economically beneficial to get us well.