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Long COVID: Literature Scan to Inform Policy Response in the GTA

20 Sep 2022

Considering the evidence that long COVID symptoms negatively impact the functioning of a substantial portion of the population in Canada and internationally, attention to the following four broad areas is needed to provide supports to people with disability caused by the coronavirus: 1. [...] These factors influence the risk of getting COVID-19, access to health and social care and supports to treat COVID and long COVID, and the effectiveness of treatments and supports. [...] Given the diversity in experiences of long COVID, the uncertainty of its prognosis, and the evolving state of knowledge about the condition, it follows that clinical and other definitions upon which access to health and other benefits are contingent, should be as inclusive and open as possible. [...] While this kind of work was increasing prior to 2020, the pandemic accelerated the trend, and the area is characterized by a lack of job protections and benefits.71 Long COVID: Literature Scan to Inform Policy Response in the GTA 8 Example of a policy response: Denmark Sickness Benefits Programs A scan of international and Canadian jurisdictions did not uncover description of any structured workpl. [...] The World Health Organization recommends the expansion of universal income protection over the life course as part of a broader set of measures to address health inequities and the socioeconomic effects of the pandemic, including long COVID.77 These income protections should support those who are temporarily or permanently unable to work.
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