As the COVID-19 case count in Canada surges due to the Omicron variant, the number of people dealing with long-term symptoms — an expansive list that can include brain fog, fatigue, muscle aches — will grow. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
“There (are) going to be millions of people who will be suffering from long COVID. And we’re not prepared to provide them proper health care (or) proper social supports,” said @AmitAryaMD. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
As of last September, before Omicron was identified, about 60 per cent of adults infected with COVID-19 reported dealing with at least one symptom for more than 12 weeks, according to the federal website. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
Even before COVID was a factor, at least one in five Canadians already lived with a disability, according to numbers from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
Members of the community say changes need to start now.
“We’re all a serious illness or an accident away from living with a disability or living with some type of serious medical condition.” thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
“We’re all a serious illness or an accident away from living with a disability or living with some type of serious medical condition.” thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
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