People with long COVID three times more likely to leave employment, UK study finds

Medical Xpress July 12, 2024
Andy Cain, Keele University

A study of more than 9,000 people who were in work before the pandemic has found that people with long COVID are at three times higher risk of leaving employment compared to those without COVID symptoms.

COVID infections have once again been on the rise, and while many people will recover fairly quickly, for others complications can start after the initial infection and symptoms last for more than 5–12 weeks.

Now, a new study from Keele University and the University of Birmingham, published in PLOS One, has found that those with long COVID symptoms lasting for more than 28 weeks, which is beyond the maximum period of statutory employment protection in the U.K., are more likely to leave employment than...

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