FORWARD. >> OKAY, STEVE, THANK YOU VERY >> OKAY, STEVE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO TURN TO NEW WE'RE GOING TO TURN TO NEW NUMBERS ON HOW LONG COVID NUMBERS ON HOW LONG COVID AFFECTS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. AFFECTS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. DATA SHOWS LAST YEAR ALMOST 7% DATA SHOWS LAST YEAR ALMOST 7% OF ADULTS HAD ALMOST 3 MONTHS OF OF ADULTS HAD ALMOST 3 MONTHS OF LONG COVID SYMPTOMS AFTER BEING LONG COVID SYMPTOMS AFTER BEING INFECTED BY THE VIRUS. INFECTED BY THE VIRUS. ERIELLE RESHEF IS HERE WITH ERIELLE RESHEF IS HERE WITH STORY. STORY. >> Reporter: LONG TERM COVID IS >> Reporter: LONG TERM COVID IS FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCE >> Reporter: LONG TERM COVID IS FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING LONG TERM SYMPTOMS. LONG TERM SYMPTOMS. ACCORDING TO FIGURES FROM THE ACCORDING TO FIGURES FROM THE CDC, LONG COVID AFFECTED 6.9% OF CDC, LONG COVID AFFECTED 6.9% OF ADULTS IN THE U.S., WOMEN MORE ADULTS IN THE U.S., WOMEN MORE FREQUENTLY THAN MEN, AND PEOPLE FREQUENTLY THAN MEN, AND PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF LARGE CENTRAL METRO OUTSIDE OF LARGE CENTRAL METRO AREAS WERE MORE LIKELY TO AREAS WERE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE LONG COVID. EXPERIENCE LONG COVID. THE IMPACT HAS BEEN LOWER FOR THE IMPACT HAS BEEN LOWER FOR CHILDREN ABOUT 1.3% OF CHILDREN CHILDREN ABOUT 1.3% OF CHILDREN HAVE EVER BEEN AFFECTED. HAVE EVER BEEN AFFECTED. BUT AMONG KIDS DATA SHOWS BUT AMONG KIDS DATA SHOWS 12-17-YEAR-OLDS WERE MOST LIKELY 12-17-YEAR-OLDS WERE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY LONG COVID TO BE AFFECTED BY LONG COVID SYMPTOMS AND HISPANIC CHILDREN SYMPTOMS AND HISPANIC CHILDREN HAVE BEEN MOST AFFECTED. HAVE BEEN MOST AFFECTED. AS FOR WHAT KIND OF HELP THERE AS FOR WHAT KIND OF HELP THERE IS NOW THAT COVID IS NO LONGER IS NOW THAT COVID IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED A PUBLIC HEALTH CONSIDERED A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, LONG COVID COULD EMERGENCY, LONG COVID COULD QUALIFY AS A DISABILITY AND QUALIFY AS A DISABILITY AND POSSIBLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY POSSIBLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PAYMENTS BUT YOU HAVE DISABILITY PAYMENTS BUT YOU HAVE TO DOCUMENT YOUR SYMPTOMS AND TO DOCUMENT YOUR SYMPTOMS AND SPEAK WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE SPEAK WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER BEFORE