A FIFTH of 'long Covid' sufferers still haven't returned to work
1 year, 11 months ago

A FIFTH of 'long Covid' sufferers still haven't returned to work

Daily Mail  

Swathes of young people are still off work with self-reported long Covid and it is wreaking havoc on employers, an analysis suggests. The study, published by New York’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, found 71 percent of people the fund classified as experiencing long Covid were unable to work for six months or more. The vast majority of claimants - 83 percent - were essential workers, or, workers who were on the front lines of the pandemic early on such as healthcare workers and law enforcement Most claimants who were designated to have long covid had to undergo continuous medical treatments outside of work, which could have affected productivity and employers' bottom lines The report from The New York State Insurance Fund said: ‘Long Covid is a public health crisis emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic. Over a year after contracting Covid, over 18 percent of workers who submitted covid claims still had not returned to work, according to the board’s report. Of the total $20million spent on covid-related workers’ comp claims, a total $17million was paid for the 977 people the fund designated as having long Covid.

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People with Long Covid work far fewer hours compared to before their infection
1 month, 1 week ago

People with Long Covid work far fewer hours compared to before their infection

NL Times  

People suffering from Long Covid have much less paid employment than before they got infected. The Erasmus MC hospital in Rotterdam collaborated with C-support, an organization that supports people with lengthy complaints from a coronavirus infection, to publish a report about research that was conducted over two years involving 7,750 people with long Covid. Long Covid has also implications for …

10,000 Long Covid patients on benefits, more may follow
2 months, 4 weeks ago

10,000 Long Covid patients on benefits, more may follow

Dutch News  

Some four years after the beginning of the Covid pandemic some 10,000 Long Covid sufferers are living on benefits because they are unable to work or work fulltime, figures from state benefits agency UWV have shown. Some 9,746 people are on invalidity benefit because of complications following an infection while another 1,246 have health problems associated with Long Covid but …

10,000 Long Covid patients on benefits, more may follow
2 months, 4 weeks ago

10,000 Long Covid patients on benefits, more may follow

Dutch News  

Some four years after the beginning of the Covid pandemic some 10,000 Long Covid sufferers are living on benefits because they are unable to work or work fulltime, figures from state benefits agency UWV have shown. Some 9,746 people are on invalidity benefit because of complications following an infection while another 1,246 have health problems associated with Long Covid but …

Ill-gotten gains: Why does American society coerce us to work while sick?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ill-gotten gains: Why does American society coerce us to work while sick?

Salon  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon remove its five-day isolation guidance for people who are infected with COVID-19, according to a recent report in The Washington Post. But as one epidemiologist told NPR: "It's like saying, well, people aren't really wearing a seat belt, so I guess we can say seat belts don't matter.” A reversal in …

Another report minimizes long COVID risk. Long haulers say the threat is being ignored
1 year, 2 months ago

Another report minimizes long COVID risk. Long haulers say the threat is being ignored

Salon  

When Erica Hayes was infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in November 2020, her symptoms were mild and she didn’t even have a cough. “No one’s telling me I will regain a quality of life that would let me get back to work.” Some in the long COVID space say it’s one of many recent attempts to minimize long COVID, which …

US states paid up to $135 billion of jobless benefits during COVID: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

US states paid up to $135 billion of jobless benefits during COVID: Report

India Today  

Up to $135 billion of jobless benefits paid out by US states during the coronavirus pandemic may have arisen from fraudulent claims, Washington's top government watchdog said on Tuesday in a report suggesting the problem is much bigger than previously estimated. Waves of fraudulent claims for unemployment insurance benefits have episodically inflated the volumes of new filings reported each week …

Nurse wins Long Covid compensation case, picks up infection at work
1 year, 9 months ago

Nurse wins Long Covid compensation case, picks up infection at work

Dutch News  

A healthcare company has been held responsible in court for the financial impact suffered by a worker who developed Long Covid, in the first case of its kind in the Netherlands. The 28-year-old nurse, who worked at a nursing home in Zuid Holland, won her case last December but the verdict only became definitive this week, health news website Zorgvisie …

Nurse wins Long Covid compensation case, picks up infection at work
1 year, 9 months ago

Nurse wins Long Covid compensation case, picks up infection at work

Dutch News  

A healthcare company has been held responsible in court for the financial impact suffered by a worker who developed Long Covid, in the first case of its kind in the Netherlands. The 28-year-old nurse, who worked at a nursing home in Zuid Holland, won her case last December but the verdict only became definitive this week, health news website Zorgvisie …

Court rejects mass compensation claim for health workers with long Covid
1 year, 10 months ago

Court rejects mass compensation claim for health workers with long Covid

Dutch News  

Two trade unions have lost a legal fight to secure almost €23,000 in compensation for healthcare workers who have been on long-term sick leave with coronavirus. The FNV and CNV unions sought an injunction demanding the payments for long Covid sufferers who were infected during the first wave of the pandemic, from March 2020. The court also rejected the unions’ …

Court rejects mass compensation claim for health workers with long Covid
1 year, 10 months ago

Court rejects mass compensation claim for health workers with long Covid

Dutch News  

Two trade unions have lost a legal fight to secure almost €23,000 in compensation for healthcare workers who have been on long-term sick leave with coronavirus. The FNV and CNV unions sought an injunction demanding the payments for long Covid sufferers who were infected during the first wave of the pandemic, from March 2020. The court also rejected the unions’ …

Healthcare workers won't get advance on Long Covid compensation, court rules
1 year, 10 months ago

Healthcare workers won't get advance on Long Covid compensation, court rules

NL Times  

Healthcare workers who lost their jobs due to an inability to work caused by their early coronavirus infection will not get an advance on the Long Covid compensation, the court in The Hague ruled on Wednesday. According to the court, this compensation claim can’t be awarded in a class action procedure because assessments on whether healthcare workers are eligible for …

More than half of long Covid sufferers unable to work after two years: UWV
1 year, 10 months ago

More than half of long Covid sufferers unable to work after two years: UWV

Dutch News  

More than half of people suffering from the long-term effects of coronavirus are expected to be unable to go back to work after two years, employee insurance agency UWV says. The organisation received 1,900 applications last year from people with long Covid for a declaration that would entitle them to long-term sickness benefit. ‘My clients often try to go back …

More than half of long Covid sufferers unable to work after two years: UWV
1 year, 10 months ago

More than half of long Covid sufferers unable to work after two years: UWV

Dutch News  

More than half of people suffering from the long-term effects of coronavirus are expected to be unable to go back to work after two years, employee insurance agency UWV says. The organisation received 1,900 applications last year from people with long Covid for a declaration that would entitle them to long-term sickness benefit. ‘My clients often try to go back …

60% of severe Long Covid patients declared medically unfit to work after 2 years
1 year, 10 months ago

60% of severe Long Covid patients declared medically unfit to work after 2 years

NL Times  

Three out of five people with severe Long Covid are declared medically unfit to work two years later, and benefits agency UWV expects “these figures to remain the same,” a spokesperson said to NRC. Last year, almost 1,900 people reported to the UWV for an assessment due to Long Covid symptoms. People who have had Long Covid for more than …

Government to provide financial support for healthcare workers with Long Covid
1 year, 11 months ago

Government to provide financial support for healthcare workers with Long Covid

Dutch News  

Healthcare workers suffering the long-term effects of coronavirus after falling ill with the virus at the start of the pandemic will receive financial support, long-term care minister Conny Helder has told parliament. Healthcare workers were exempted from many of the quarantine rules in the early months to prevent staff shortages putting further strain on the system. Helder said the cabinet …

Government to provide financial support for healthcare workers with Long Covid
1 year, 11 months ago

Government to provide financial support for healthcare workers with Long Covid

Dutch News  

Healthcare workers suffering the long-term effects of coronavirus after falling ill with the virus at the start of the pandemic will receive financial support, long-term care minister Conny Helder has told parliament. Healthcare workers were exempted from many of the quarantine rules in the early months to prevent staff shortages putting further strain on the system. Helder said the cabinet …

Even after mild cases of COVID, long COVID symptoms can linger for a year or more
1 year, 11 months ago

Even after mild cases of COVID, long COVID symptoms can linger for a year or more

LA Times  

Barry Bwalya is helped by his wife, Barbara, at King George Hospital in London. A study of nearly 2 million patients in Israel offers new insights into the trajectory of long COVID, particularly for younger, healthier people whose COVID-19 cases were mild. “Things like cardiac arrhythmias, problems with memory, concentration — all these types of symptoms not only are problematic …

Failure to help long Covid sufferers could add billions to benefits bill
2 years ago

Failure to help long Covid sufferers could add billions to benefits bill

The Independent  

The government’s failure to support people with long Covid could be adding billions of pounds a year to the benefits bill, Labour has warned. “Long Covid has forced more people out of work, with devastating consequences for their livelihoods,” said Jonathan Ashworth, Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary. And a report by the Lords’ economic affairs committee found that long …

Long Covid symptoms are MORE common in those with other illnesses, study finds
2 years, 1 month ago

Long Covid symptoms are MORE common in those with other illnesses, study finds

Daily Mail  

All were tested for Covid, with a third of participants found not to have the virus Long Covid symptoms are just as common in people who've never had the virus, according to a study that casts doubt over the true scale of the condition. Results showed that three months after being recruited, coughs, fevers, headaches and fatigue — the main …

Long-term Covid symptoms can get worsened by stressful circumstances: Study
2 years, 1 month ago

Long-term Covid symptoms can get worsened by stressful circumstances: Study

Hindustan Times  

A new study reveals that the death of a loved one, financial or food poverty, or the development of a new disability were some of the best indicators of whether a patient hospitalised for COVID-19 will suffer signs of long COVID a year later. Long term Covid symptoms can get worsened by stressful circumstances: Study Led by researchers from NYU …

Trade unions threaten legal action over long covid compensation
2 years, 4 months ago

Trade unions threaten legal action over long covid compensation

Dutch News  

The two largest Dutch trade unions have threatened to take legal action against the government unless it offers compensation to healthcare workers suffering from long covid within three weeks. FNV and CNV, who represent 1.75 million workers in the Netherlands, say the government has failed to address the needs of some 5,500 frontline healthcare workers who are still suffering the …

Trade unions threaten legal action over long covid compensation
2 years, 4 months ago

Trade unions threaten legal action over long covid compensation

Dutch News  

The two largest Dutch trade unions have threatened to take legal action against the government unless it offers compensation to healthcare workers suffering from long covid within three weeks. FNV and CNV, who represent 1.75 million workers in the Netherlands, say the government has failed to address the needs of some 5,500 frontline healthcare workers who are still suffering the …

There’s a Looming Workplace Crisis. Employers Don’t Care.
2 years, 5 months ago

There’s a Looming Workplace Crisis. Employers Don’t Care.

Slate  

Few people are as knee-deep in our work-related anxieties and sticky office politics as Alison Green, who has been fielding workplace questions for a decade now on her website Ask a Manager. Nearly two and a half years into a pandemic that has transformed many people’s work lives, companies still haven’t figured out how to manage COVID-related sick leave. Even …

Got COVID? Doctors warn powering through it — even from home — can worsen health toll
2 years, 6 months ago

Got COVID? Doctors warn powering through it — even from home — can worsen health toll

LA Times  

More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, when Dr. Anthony Fauci tested positive for the coronavirus, his federal agency announced that he would “continue to work from his home.” So did U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who announced on Twitter that after testing positive, “I plan to work remotely.” And so did San Francisco Mayor London Breed, whose …

Over half of people with Long Covid for two years are declared unfit to work
2 years, 6 months ago

Over half of people with Long Covid for two years are declared unfit to work

Dutch News  

A majority of people with Long Covid who are registered with state benefits agency UWV have been so disabled by the virus they are no longer fit for work. Employees who have been ill for two years and unable to work or work full time are eligible for disability benefits based on an evaluation by the UWV, once their sick …

Over half of people with Long Covid for two years are declared unfit to work
2 years, 6 months ago

Over half of people with Long Covid for two years are declared unfit to work

Dutch News  

A majority of people with Long Covid who are registered with state benefits agency UWV have been so disabled by the virus they are no longer fit for work. Employees who have been ill for two years and unable to work or work full time are eligible for disability benefits based on an evaluation by the UWV, once their sick …

Over 60% of first wave Long Covid patients declared medically unfit to work
2 years, 6 months ago

Over 60% of first wave Long Covid patients declared medically unfit to work

NL Times  

Most Long Covid patients from the first wave of coronavirus infections who are still struggling with symptoms are unable to work a normal day. Benefits agency UWV declared 62 percent completely unfit to work and another 23 percent receive benefits due to partial incapacity to work, AD reports. The UWV assessed 736 Long Covid, now also called post-Covid syndrome, patients …

The workers battling long Covid
2 years, 6 months ago

The workers battling long Covid

BBC  

The workers battling long Covid Getty Images Although many people recover from Covid-19 quickly, not all do. Long Covid isn’t just testing the medical system; in the workplace, many employees like Brandon have been forced to push through their symptoms, scale back responsibilities or leave jobs altogether. ‘It’s like being in a time warp’ ‘Long Covid’ – the term initially …

Australians admit they kept showing up to work despite having Covid-19 symptoms
2 years, 7 months ago

Australians admit they kept showing up to work despite having Covid-19 symptoms

Daily Mail  

About 20 per cent of Australians admit they risked working while having Covid-19 symptoms to make ends meet. Around 20 per cent of Australians admit they risked working while having Covid-19 symptoms in order to make ends meet. stock image The Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work director Jim Stanford said millions of workers had either used up their paid …

Hundreds of healthcare workers with Long Covid lose their jobs, union says
2 years, 8 months ago

Hundreds of healthcare workers with Long Covid lose their jobs, union says

Dutch News  

Several hundred healthcare workers have lost their jobs because they suffer from Long Covid and have been off work sick for two years, the FNV trade union federation said on Friday. The figures come from a union survey of 518 healthcare workers who have been hit by Long Covid. And as thanks for doing a heroic task, they have been …

Hundreds of healthcare workers with Long Covid lose their jobs, union says
2 years, 8 months ago

Hundreds of healthcare workers with Long Covid lose their jobs, union says

Dutch News  

Several hundred healthcare workers have lost their jobs because they suffer from Long Covid and have been off work sick for two years, the FNV trade union federation said on Friday. The figures come from a union survey of 518 healthcare workers who have been hit by Long Covid. And as thanks for doing a heroic task, they have been …

30 per cent Covid patients develop 'Long COVID': US study
2 years, 8 months ago

30 per cent Covid patients develop 'Long COVID': US study

Firstpost  

Los Angeles: As many as 30 per cent people infected with COVID-19 developed Long COVID, a set of symptoms that persist for months beyond the initial phase of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a study conducted in the US. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles in the US found that people with a history of hospitalisation, diabetes, and …

I Was A COVID Doctor. Here's The One Thing I Refuse To Do As We 'Get Back To Normal.'
2 years, 9 months ago

I Was A COVID Doctor. Here's The One Thing I Refuse To Do As We 'Get Back To Normal.'

Huff Post  

A nurse gives medication to a patient with COVID-19 in the medical intensive care unit at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center on April 24, 2020, in New York City. Health care workers are not OK. As the transition back to “normal” begins, our clinics — echoing the rest of the nation — are moving toward a new stage of the …

Long Covid fuelling staff absences among UK employers, research finds
2 years, 11 months ago

Long Covid fuelling staff absences among UK employers, research finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Long Covid has become one …

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job
2 years, 11 months ago

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job

LA Times  

Daylong waits in the emergency room. State officials are attempting to address California’s staffing shortage through a sweeping policy change that allows asymptomatic healthcare workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus to return to work immediately. The decision is “irresponsible and a huge mistake that will jeopardize everyone’s health,” said Rosanna Mendez, executive director of SEIU 121RN, a union …

Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 861 as 37,994 new cases, 13 deaths reported
2 years, 11 months ago

Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 861 as 37,994 new cases, 13 deaths reported

ABC  

The number of COVID-19 patients in Victorian hospitals has hit a new pandemic high, as the wave of Omicron infections continues to place pressure on the healthcare system. Key points: There are more than 170,000 active cases in Victoria, sending thousands of workers into isolation Health services are struggling to maintain staffing as COVID-19 hospitalisations continue to rise The Premier …

500 care workers face redundancy after developing Long Covid
3 years ago

500 care workers face redundancy after developing Long Covid

Dutch News  

Over 500 healthcare workers face losing their jobs because they are suffering from Long Covid and have been on sick pay for the regulation two years, according to the FNV trade union federation. The public health institute RIVM estimates 238,000 healthcare workers caught coronavirus and, the FNV says, most of the Long Covid reports they have had come from people …

500 care workers face redundancy after developing Long Covid
3 years ago

500 care workers face redundancy after developing Long Covid

Dutch News  

Over 500 healthcare workers face losing their jobs because they are suffering from Long Covid and have been on sick pay for the regulation two years, according to the FNV trade union federation. The public health institute RIVM estimates 238,000 healthcare workers caught coronavirus and, the FNV says, most of the Long Covid reports they have had come from people …

Union launches campaign to help healthcare workers with Long Covid
3 years ago

Union launches campaign to help healthcare workers with Long Covid

Dutch News  

The FNV trade union federation has started a register for healthcare staff who have developed Long Covid, which they suspect may affect thousands of front-line workers. The public health institute RIVM estimates 238,000 healthcare workers caught coronavirus and, the FNV says, most of the Long Covid reports they have had come from people who work in nursing homes or as …

Union launches campaign to help healthcare workers with Long Covid
3 years ago

Union launches campaign to help healthcare workers with Long Covid

Dutch News  

The FNV trade union federation has started a register for healthcare staff who have developed Long Covid, which they suspect may affect thousands of front-line workers. The public health institute RIVM estimates 238,000 healthcare workers caught coronavirus and, the FNV says, most of the Long Covid reports they have had come from people who work in nursing homes or as …

Union increasingly concerned about healthcare workers with Long Covid
3 years ago

Union increasingly concerned about healthcare workers with Long Covid

NL Times  

The FNV labor union is launching a hotline for healthcare workers with Long Covid symptoms who are suffering financial damage as a result. With the hotline, the FNV hopes to get a clearer understanding of the extent of the problem, "and to be able to provide the new Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport with up-to-date information.” Meanwhile, the FNV …

Covid ‘long haulers’ struggle to work amid labor shortage
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid ‘long haulers’ struggle to work amid labor shortage

CNN  

CNN — Laurie Bedell feels trapped inside her home and her ailing body. Bedell, who’s 42, keeps a long list of her symptoms, including severe fatigue, cognitive impairment – known as “brain fog” – and constant pain. “We estimate that approximately 1.3 million individuals are out of work right now due to ‘long haul’ Covid symptoms,” he said. “Long Covid …

Long Covid in young people: ‘On bad days I can’t stand up in the shower’
3 years, 5 months ago

Long Covid in young people: ‘On bad days I can’t stand up in the shower’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Re-employment still a challenge for those who lost jobs in COVID-19 first wave
3 years, 6 months ago

Re-employment still a challenge for those who lost jobs in COVID-19 first wave

The Hindu  

As many as 40% of people who had lost their jobs over April or May 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic hit India, had been unable to find a paying job even ten months after the national lockdown began, with the problem most acute for younger workers in urban India, as per a new survey-based report. On an average, people who …

Healthcare Workers are Three Times More Likely to Get Covid-19 Than the Rest: Study
3 years, 7 months ago

Healthcare Workers are Three Times More Likely to Get Covid-19 Than the Rest: Study

News 18  

Health care workers were three times more likely to become infected during the Covid-19 pandemic compared to the general population, according to a study. “A lot of attention during the pandemic has been around PPE for doctors and nurses but we found that dentists, health care assistants and porters were the staff most likely to test positive,” said lead researcher …

Company doctors troubled by lack of long Covid experience
3 years, 7 months ago

Company doctors troubled by lack of long Covid experience

NL Times  

Many company doctors said they find it difficult to advise employees suffering from long Covid, due to a lack of scientific knowledge about the condition. Long Covid, a condition in which people face the effects of Covid-19 that continue for weeks or months beyond the initial illness, is often questioned by doctors. They say, 'If I don't know, it could …

Ontario’s COVID crisis: ‘This scenario was entirely preventable’
3 years, 8 months ago

Ontario’s COVID crisis: ‘This scenario was entirely preventable’

Al Jazeera  

Montreal, Canada – Dr Naheed Dosani says healthcare workers in Ontario are angry. “And the second I found out yesterday, immediately I asked them to write up the orders.” But for weeks before that, Ford had been easing restrictions based on case counts in various regions across Ontario despite health experts urging the right-wing, populist premier to keep measures in …

Doctor: My long-Covid patients’ stories of recovery sound familiar to me (Opinion)
3 years, 9 months ago

Doctor: My long-Covid patients’ stories of recovery sound familiar to me (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Susannah Hills is a pediatric airway surgeon at the New York Presbyterian Hospital and the Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Susannah Hills John Abbott As I listened to these recovery stories from my doctor’s chair – the relentless fatigue, the shortness of breath, the mental fog – my own experiences as a patient started coming back to …

Covid long-hauler: A year later, this mom is afraid to take a shower because of the amount of hair she has lost
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid long-hauler: A year later, this mom is afraid to take a shower because of the amount of hair she has lost

CNN  

CNN — March 26 marks the one-year anniversary of Lauren Thomas Mandel’s Covid-19 infection – and she and her family are still feeling the effects of the illness. The mother of four said she, her husband and their 18-year-old son are among the growing number of people who are suffering from what’s called long-term Covid or long Covid. “I just …

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