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How COVID-19 Long Haulers Could Change the U.S. Disability Benefits System
TIME via msn ^ | 20 Jul 2021 | Abigail Abrams

Posted on 07/20/2021 11:48:23 PM PDT by blueplum

...."Santin is one of a growing number of so-called long-haulers—people whose symptoms linger many weeks or months after their initial case of COVID-19. Researchers estimate between 10% and 30% of COVID-19 patients develop long-term symptoms....

...so they’re turning to a government system that’s supposed to help: Social Security disability benefits.

While it’s not clear precisely how many new people will need these benefits, if 10% of the 34 million Americans who have had COVID-19 applied....it could overwhelm the system, which currently supports 8.1 million disabled workers and 1.4 million of their family members.....

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: ccpvirus; covid19; economy; socialsecurity
a lot of dem names mentioned in Time's article, not one Republican.

hint hint critters. This will be a campaign issue, bet on it.

Fight for fair benefits but fight the fraud and against government bloat at the same time.

1 posted on 07/20/2021 11:48:23 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum

They aren’t counting all those disabled by the vaccine. No system was meant for 2 biowarfare agents (Covid Virus and the more concentrated version in the Covid Vaccine).


2 posted on 07/21/2021 12:02:29 AM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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I’m a long-hauler. Some days are better than others. For a few months, things looked fairly grim. I’m on the right medication now but still not 100%.


3 posted on 07/21/2021 12:46:18 AM PDT by TheWriterTX (Trust not in earthly princes....)
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So what are they implying? That people will need to be put down?


4 posted on 07/21/2021 12:52:05 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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Long COVID: With One In Three Patients Back In Hospital After Three Months, Where Are The Treatments?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/long-covid-with-one-in-three-patients-back-in-hospital-after-three-months-where-are-the-treatments/ar-AAMnRXq?ocid=msedgntp

Recovery Trial (linked in above article):
https://www.recoverytrial.net/study-faq


5 posted on 07/21/2021 1:40:44 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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Overwhelm the system

The Cloward-Piven strategy


6 posted on 07/21/2021 7:47:24 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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To: nickcarraway

The UK is debating whether or not to make unvaccinated CoupFlu patients who end up in an ICU with it pay for their care.

My bet is something similar is about to be trotted out here...


7 posted on 07/21/2021 7:56:43 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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