Dr. Lucky TranA new study predicts that Long Covid will cost OECD economies $135 billion a year, due to people leaving the workforce, lower productivity, and healthcare costs. COVID is not over. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/long-covid-predicted-to-cost-oecd-economies-135-billion-a-year?leadSource=reddit_wall&embedded-checkout=true
Geoff Berner@luckytran these "think of what it costs the economy" things are weird. I don't care what it costs the economy. That seems like nothing to me, compared to the human suffering of the disease. And the people who do care about "the economy" want eugenics and are willing to pay for it.