US, Mass disabling event
June 21, 2026
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Summary
7.5% of US adults are currently reporting Long Covid, is the a mass disabling event?
Nearly One in Five American Adults Who Have Had COVID-19 Still Have “Long COVID”
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2022/20220622.htm
More than 40% of adults in the United States reported having COVID-19 in the past
Of this 40%
19% are currently still having symptoms of “long COVID”
(20 minutes, online survey)
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/pulse/long-covid.htm
For all U.S. adults, the new data show
Overall, 1 in 13 adults in the U.S. (7.5%) have “long COVID” symptoms,
(symptoms lasting three or more months first infection)
UK comparison, is 3.1%
Male v female
Women, 9.4%
Men, 5.5%
UK comparison, also more common in women
Older v younger
Nearly three times more common in 50-59 than 80 and older.
UK comparison, also more common in 35 to 69 years
Ethnicity (adult data)
Nearly 9% of Hispanic adults currently have long COVID
Non-Hispanic White (7.5%)
Black (6.8%)
Asian adults (3.7%)
Sexual orientation
Bisexual adults, 12% have current long COVID symptoms
Transgender adults, 15%
Differences between States
Highest prevalence
Kentucky, 12.7%
Alabama, 12.1%
Tennessee, 11.6%
South Dakota, 11.6%
Highest prevalence
Hawaii, 4.5%
Maryland, 4.7%
Virginia, 5.1%
The Great Resignation Event
https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2022/article/the-great-resignation-in-perspective.htm
Over the last year, rate of job quitting, highest since records began in 2000
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LMJVTTUVUSQ647S
Available jobs, 11.3 million
Is this a Mass Disabling Event?
Caused by the ‘The Great Resignation Event’
White collar workers
Teachers
Health care workers
Restaurant and food workers
Comparison with UK, ONS data
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsights
As of 1st September, 2022 (from 21 July, 2022)
People experiencing self-reported long COVID
2.0 million (3.1% of the population)
Of this 2 million
Symptoms for at least 12 weeks, 83%