Yeah, my understanding is that people are spending about twice as much time sick as pre-pandemic. Probably responsible for a third to half of the increase in chronic absenteeism.
AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 7 months ago
It feels like we’re sick all the time now. We hold our kids out more frequently than we used to as well, to avoid getting other people sick.
silence7@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 7 months ago
We also keep them home if we think they might be sick. When I was a child, you had to have a fever, sore throat, or vomiting to stay home. There are more conditions that warrant staying home now.