Report says long COVID could impact economy, be ‘mass disabling event’

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Report says long COVID could impact economy, be ‘mass disabling event’
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Canada’s chief science adviser says she considers COVID-19 the “head” of the pandemic but long COVID its “tail” as the illness inflicts significant harm on individuals, their families and potentially the country’s economy.

Chief Science Advisor Mona Nemer provides an update on COVID-19, post-COVID condition, and other public health concerns during a press conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Dr.

“Some patients have not recovered two to three years after the initial infection and it is uncertain whether a proportion may ever fully recover,” Nemer said of the condition that lacks consensus on a clear definition and diagnostic criteria, affecting claims for social assistance, disability supports and insurance by those who can no longer work.

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