Long-haulers are COVID-19 patients experiencing lingering symptoms within 4-12 weeks of diagnosis and beyond 12 weeks1. Many employers are struggling to find the best approach to support their employees.

What’s the impact on organizations?

Suffering from long COVID symptoms can sometimes lead to:

  • productivity issues,
  • absences,
  • and in some cases, disability claims.

In the new Bright Paper report, you’ll find valuable information to help guide your Clients:

  • What long COVID is and what the research tells us about it,
  • The potential risks posed to your Clients’ organizations,
  • How to support your Clients whose employees are struggling with long COVID

What’s important to your Clients

It’s important to remind your Clients that there are many resources available to them through their group benefits plan to share with their plan members such as:

We’ll share this Focus Update with plan sponsors on May 26, 2022.

Questions? We’re here to help.

Please contact your Sun Life Group Benefits representative.

 

1Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, July 7, 2021.https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2021/07/statement-from-the-chief-public-health-officer-of-canada-on-july-7-2021.html