Good to see some impact figures at last.
Researchers from the UoM, the ANU and the UNSW calculated that 100 million working hours were lost in 2022 due to people with long COVID symptoms.
A $10 billion blow to the Australian economy.
Now we need to know the impact on health care.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/long-covid-costs-australian-economy-10-billion-dollars-in-one-year/98fec7de-6137-4a9e-bcaf-c885d774195d
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