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25.10.2020 Talous ja terveys eivät ole vaihtoehtoja
8.8.2022 Coronavirus pandemic in the Nordic countries: Health policy and economy trade-off
- Conclusions: There was no trade-off between public health policy and economy during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Nordic region. Sweden’s relaxed and delayed COVID-19 health policy response did not benefit the economy in the short term, while leading to disproportionate COVID-19 hospitalizations and mortality.
24.8.2022 New data shows long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work
2.9.2022 Long Covid Is Keeping Millions Of People Out Of Work
- A new Brookings report finds that Long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work. Lost wages are estimated at between $170 billion and $230 million a year, a significant economic burden at a time when the cost of living is rising steeply.
31.10.2022 U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is sure why.
- Bosses and economists are troubled by the worst drop in U.S. worker output since 1947
- Long Covid has affected as many as 23 million Americans. It may cost the U.S. economy $3.7 trillion, roughly that of the Great Recession, according to one estimate.
- Up to 30% of Americans who get Covid-19 have developed long-haul symptoms, affecting as many as 23 million Americans, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- “Long Covid will be around long after the pandemic subsides, impacting our communities, our health care system, our economy and the well-being of future generations,” the HHS report said.