https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39842946/
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Background: Long coronavirus disease (COVID), which affects an estimated
44.69-48.04 million people in the United States, is an ongoing public health
concern that will persist as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread.
Methods: We developed a computational simulation model representing the
clinical course, health effects, and associated costs of a person with long
COVID.
Results: Simulations show that the average total cost of a long COVID case
can range from $5084-$11 646 (assuming symptoms only last 1 year) with
92.5%-95.2% of these costs being productivity losses. Therefore, the current
number of long COVID cases could cost society at least $2.01-$6.56 billion,
employers at least $1.99-$6.49 billion in productivity losses, and third-party
payers $21.0-$68.5 million annually (6%-20% probability of developing long
COVID). These cases would accrue 35 808-121 259 quality-adjusted life-years
(QALYs) lost and 13 484-45 468 disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) and would
rise as COVID-19 incidence increases.
Conclusions: The current health and economic burden of long COVID may already
exceed that of a number of other chronic diseases and will continue to grow
each year as COVID-19 cases increase. This could be a significant drain on
businesses, third-party payers, the healthcare system, and society."
Via Violet Blue’s
Threat Model - Covid: December 11, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-december-145503880
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
