Covid Long-Haulers Get Disability Civil Rights Protections (3)

Covid-19 survivors with lingering symptoms, who call themselves long haulers, can be protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to guidance put out Monday by the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services.

People with long Covid can have symptoms such as fatigue, difficulty breathing, muscle and joint pain, headaches, depression or anxiety, and difficulty thinking or concentrating, which has become known as “brain fog,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Long Covid is classified as a disability “if the person’s condition or any of its symptoms is a ‘physical or mental’ impairment ...