O'Rourke herself suffers from long Covid symptoms. "We absolutely have to commit to social support, disability aid, for people living with long Covid" and other chronic illnesses, O'Rourke said. The Urban Institute's research, and feedback from experts, points to three changes that may help bolster social supports for long Covid sufferers. Moreover, people who develop long Covid may have a longer amount of time before they have to return to work. More than a year after contracting Covid, about 18% of those with long Covid still hadn't returned to work, recent study by the New York State Insurance Fund found.

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Persons: Meghan O'Rourke, O'Rourke, we're, Long, Michael Karpman, Lisa McCorkell, hadn't Organizations: Urban Institute, Social, Assistance, SNAP, Social Security, Led, Capitol, Urban, New York, Insurance Fund