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A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration of a virus outside a regional science centre amid the Covid-19 outbreak, in Oldham, Britain, on August 3, 2020. — Picture by REUTERS

Long Covid responsible for one third of unfilled jobs in US: Report

LOS ANGELES, Aug 30 — Long Covid is responsible for about a third of unfilled jobs in the United States, Xinhua quoted a report by CNBC, citing a Brookings Institution research.

The Brookings Institution research published last week said an estimated 16 million Americans between the ages of 18 and 65 are experiencing Covid symptoms long after the infection.

The condition, dubbed long Covid, can include brain fog, fatigue, breathing problems, muscle pain, headache, chest pain and even anxiety or depression — all symptoms that can make it challenging for people to work, according to the report.

The research estimates that 2 million to 4 million of those people are currently out of work due to long Covid.

There are 10.7 million unfilled jobs in the United States, according to the latest data from the US Bureau of Labour Statistics. The jobs lost to long Covid could make up about a third of the country’s current labour shortage, said the report.

— Bernama

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