Long COVID and Disability in the Workplace

(From Axios) Although most of those infected with COVID-19 have recovered relatively quickly, a substantial share has not, and remains symptomatic months or even years later, in what is commonly referred to as long COVID. New research published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York suggests that long COVID could be the cause of the increase in the number of disabled people in the U.S. in the workforce.  Advocates have called the pandemic a "mass disabling event," and 16 million working-age Americans have some form of long COVID today, Brookings reported, using the same government data. The report is among the first to pinpoint long COVID as a possible factor; others attribute the surge to the tight labor market and the rise of remote work — which can make it easier for disabled workers to remain employed or get a job.

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