Canadians with "long COVID" worried they’ll be denied workplace disability, government benefits

More than half of COVID-19 patients might be suffering from long-term symptoms more than 12 weeks after testing positive, which has been referred to as "long COVID," according to a new review by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

But many of the country’s COVID long-haulers say they’re falling through the cracks of both private insurance benefits and government income supports.

Only 12 million Canadians have disability insurance, according to the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, but those with coverage are denied long-term disability benefits due to a lack of research around "long COVID".

Meanwhile, federal budget legislation recently extended the maximum number of weeks for receiving EI sickness from 15 to 26, but the changes aren’t expected to take effect until the summer of 2022.

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