@Mama_H @ScienceDesk The flu cannot permanently disable you — COVID can, with a devastating toll.

"The scope of long COVID is hard for researchers to grasp, but with a recent Center for Disease Control (CDC) Long COVID Household Pulse Survey, these numbers are becoming clearer. Bach’s work shows that for Americans 18-65 years old, or “working age,” 16 million currently have long COVID, and 2 to 4 million can’t work at all, with a trail of at least $170 billion in lost wages."

(From Oct 2022)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/10/19/2129692/-A-mass-disabling-event-The-effects-of-long-COVID-don-t-stop-at-the-individual
#SaveLives #COVIDIsNotOver #Coronavirus #GetVaccinated #WearAMask #COVID #LongCOVID #WorkDisability #WageLoss