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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-need-an-operation-warp-speed-for-long-covid/>
"Long COVID is a multifaceted condition that can follow SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
infection and affects the neurologic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic
and endocrine systems, leading to anything from mild to debilitating disease.
From a public health perspective, the effects of long COVID are massive; a
recent review published in Nature estimated that at least 65 million people
worldwide have already experienced it.
In August 2022, the Brookings Institution estimated that Long COVID is keeping
the equivalent of two million to four million full-time workers out of the
American labor force, resulting in about $170 billion of lost earnings per
year. Economist David Cutler drew similar conclusions and, moreover, estimated
the U.S. health costs of long COVID to be on the order of $100 billion per
year. These combined estimates imply a real cost of more than $1 trillion over
a five-year period, even before accounting for lost quality of life, increased
disability costs and the burden on caregivers and the health care system. In
our roles observing the health and economic toll of long COVID, these
accumulating effects are breathtaking and extremely concerning.
And yet, unlike our earliest responses to acute COVID, there is no “Operation
Warp Speed” for long COVID."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: April 6, 2023
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-81117543
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
