Monday, October 5, 2020

The Fight Isn’t Over


For some, a negative COVID–19 test is just the beginning of a long recovery journey

Despite our country’s best efforts to get America’s workforce back to some sense of normalcy, COVID–19 continues to present a real threat to our health and safety, with cases ebbing and flowing state by state, region by region throughout the U.S.

Workers whose jobs cannot be done from home face the constant risk of contracting the virus while on–the–job, despite even the best prevention efforts by all. The majority of workers who contract the virus will experience mild to moderate symptoms and conditions that don’t require hospitalization but could delay their return to work, such as brain fog, fatigue and breathlessness.

But, here’s where cases can get complicated quickly:

A significant minority of America’s workers who contract the virus develop a severe case that requires hospitalization. Some of these individuals suffer crippling complications, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), central and peripheral nerve impairment, acute kidney injury (requiring dialysis), blood clots and vascular conditions, and cardiac complications. These individuals often experience lingering symptoms long after a COVID–19 test reads negative and they are sent home. The result is a long, arduous road to recovery for these injured workers and mounting claim costs for clients.

- Doug Myrick

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