Date uploaded: 2022-01-21 19:19:15

COVID-19 long haul patients are struggling with doctors and employers as they battle lingering symptoms that make them feel "crazy." Millions with long COVID are still struggling to get back to work, battling with bureaucrats and employers about their newfound disabilities, and trying to secure financial help as the fast-moving omicron variant is infecting a new surge of Americans. Health experts say long COVID poses a particularly significant risk to frontline essential employees, such as hospital cleaning staff and meatpacking workers. They are least likely to have good health insurance, paid sick time or savings accounts to let them recuperate. "For long COVID, part of the issue is that there's just not enough research and data," said Amitava Banerjee of the Institute of Health Informatics at University College in London. Even if the pandemic stopped tomorrow, we'll have people with chronic symptoms for months." Go to the link in our bio to read more about long COVID | #longcovid #longcovidsymptoms #covidlonghaulers