We don't talk about this enough but it is another factor affecting instructors' workloads, student learning in higher ed. If it feels like things never went "back to normal" it's cos they didn't
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/07/03/universities-get-an-f-on-long-covid-heres-how-they-can-support-their-students-and-reduce-covid-19-cases/