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Tomconroy

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2. If you actually read the article you will see that in a state of 20 million people

Reply to Joe Cool (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2023, 10:45 AM

Jan 2023

From Jan 2020 until April 2022 there were 977 total cases for workers comp filed on account of long covid. And 80% of those 977 cases were closed within one year.
That's right. 977 out of 20 million in more than two years. That is the basis for the claim there is a worker shortage on account of long covid.

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Long Covid has an 'underappreciated' role in labor shortage, study finds [View all] Joe Cool Jan 2023 OP

Makes sense. The one factor I haven't seen mentioned is 2d and 3rd jobs underpants Jan 2023 #1

If you actually read the article you will see that in a state of 20 million people Tomconroy Jan 2023 #2

If you actually read the article Joe Cool Jan 2023 #3

From the article Joe Cool Jan 2023 #4

The article and your headline are nonsense. Tomconroy Jan 2023 #5

Whoa! No need to slam. Beakybird Jan 2023 #6

It's obvious you misread the article Joe Cool Jan 2023 #7