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"Australia's economy reportedly suffered a loss of AU$9.6 billion in 2022 from
lost working hours, as up to 1.3 million people were affected by long COVID, a
new study has revealed.
The research led by the University of Melbourne, the Australian National
University (ANU) and UNSW Sydney calculated the number of lost labor hours of
Australian adults, who were unable to work, or were forced to work reduced
hours, in 2022 because they were affected by COVID-19 symptoms for 12 months
after the initial diagnosis.
Between 310,000 and 1.3 million Australians were living with long covid during
the peak of the pandemic in September 2022; 55,000 of them were children aged
below four. By December 2024, between 173,000 and 873,000 Australians were
estimated to be living with long COVID, which excluded reinfections.
The World Health Organization defines long COVID as the continuation or
development of new symptoms three months after the initial COVID infection,
where these symptoms last for at least two months, according to ABC News.
SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) is present in the body for 12 months
after the initial infection, leading to dysfunction of the immune system.
The research studied 5,185 Australian working adults, who were infected with
COVID-19, from January 2022 to December 2023. This data was used to develop a
mathematical model to calculate persons who experienced covid symptoms from
three to 12 months, and those who suffered for more than 12 months."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: August 22, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-110556275
Cheers,
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
