Study outlines financial impact on families with adults hit by long COVID

Report underscores financial pressure of long COVID on families megaflopp / iStock CIDRAP

Survey results published today in JAMA Network Open show that US households headed by an adult with long COVID were two to four times more likely to report pandemic-related financial hardships, regardless of prepandemic socioeconomic status.

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"Symptoms of PCCs [post-COVID conditions] can adversely affect daily functioning and have been associated with a lower likelihood of working full time and a higher likelihood of being unemployed," the study authors wrote.

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