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Long COVID Hitting Doctors and Nurses Hard

Jeffrey Siegelman, MD, contracted COVID-19 in August 2020 and, 3 months later, published a paper online in JAMA about his experiences.

Today, he’s still dealing with the symptoms, as one of many healthcare providers who have long COVID. He said his experience highlights the impact of long COVID on hundreds of thousands of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers, by some estimates, who have been on the frontlines fighting the pandemic from the beginning.

“I reflect on that paper from JAMA, and I thought that 3 months was a long time,” said Siegelman, associate professor of emergency medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine and a practicing emergency room doctor in Atlanta. “And here I am, 5 years later, and I still have symptoms. I think that’s the case for a lot of patients with long COVID, that it just keeps getting longer.”

Estimating the precise number of US healthcare workers like Siegelman affected by long COVID is challenging. But several new studies suggest the toll of long COVID has affected healthcare workers in the US more than other Americans who have experienced or are currently living with long COVID.

A recent study published in Frontiers in Public Health, which surveyed 1678 US healthcare workers, found that 7.7% reported experiencing long COVID. Another study, published in the Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran in March 2023, involving 445 healthcare workers, reported a prevalence of 9.44%. Outside the US, a systematic review of long COVID’s impact on the National Health System out of the UK found that 18% of healthcare workers were out of work due to the condition.

Via Violet Blue's Threat Model - Covid: September 11, 2025

Long COVID Hitting Doctors and Nurses Hard

Healthcare workers have been dealing with long COVID symptoms at a higher rate than the general public. The system’s response has been mixed at best.

^{David Brzostowicki (Medscape)}

The Kremlin isn't even trying to hide it anymore

Russian volunteers handed over a truckload of black bags to the 385th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces to "make sure all the guys can come back home." The bags are likely used for packing bodies. The volunteers also provided new packages for the troops. The video doesn't specify why the truck's tarpaulin cover is not allowed to be raised.