Posted on Jan 22, 2022
A record 9 million Americans are out sick as COVID rates surge
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As the Omicron variant rips across the U.S., in early January almost 9 million Americans said they were not working because they had COVID-19 or were caring for someone with the virus — triple the number from a month ago. The surge in sick workers is impacting industries ranging from hospitals to airlines, adding to the nation's labor crunch.
A record 9 million Americans are out sick as COVID rates surge
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That sounds pretty accurate. Kentucky hit 1 million cases (since march 2020) 3 days ago. The state has 4.4 million population. My kids have had many NTI (school from home) days because the threshold for COVID had been passed.
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I question the number. My wife spent 14 days off work for COVID. She was symptomatic so stayed home. Then got her results as she was starting to feel better. And then had to wait ANOTHER 10 days despite being healthy enough to work.
My brother-in law, who lives with us, never tested positive, never felt sick, but he was out of work for 18 days as he was exposed at work, then at home, then had to wait for results, then had to wait for results to be accepted by employer.
I was out of the office for 13 days, but luckily have a job that I can work from home, so missed no days.
Yes, COVID is keeping people out of work. But just as many are being kept out of work due to policy.
My brother-in law, who lives with us, never tested positive, never felt sick, but he was out of work for 18 days as he was exposed at work, then at home, then had to wait for results, then had to wait for results to be accepted by employer.
I was out of the office for 13 days, but luckily have a job that I can work from home, so missed no days.
Yes, COVID is keeping people out of work. But just as many are being kept out of work due to policy.
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