REBOUND: Unemployment concerns as research shows ties to preventable deaths

Deaths from COVID aren't the only pandemic-related deaths researchers are focusing their attention on.

As Dan Grossman shows us they've found unemployment has led to tens of thousands of preventable losses of life

RESEARCHERS ARE FOCUSING THEIRATTENTION ON.

AS DAN GROSSMANSHOWS US -- THEY'VE FOUNDUNEMPLOYMENT HAS LED TO TENS OFTHOUSANDS OF PREVENTABLELOSSES OF LIFEFOR MORE THAN A YEAR N"MY SAVINGS ARE EXHAUSTED ANDI'M INDEBT"JOHN AUSTIN HAS BEEN WAITING FORSOMETHING.

ANYTHING"IT'S SAD THAT IT'S THIS WAY ISI'MRELYING ON FAMILY MEMBERS TOHELP ME UNTIL THAT TIMECOMES-UNTIL THATSHINING LIGHT DOES COME."LAST FEBRUARY HE LOST HIS JOB,AND WITH IT HIS HEALINSURANCE.

HE WAS DENIEDDISABILITY COVERAGE, ANDTHEN EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT"AGAIN I'M JUST TRYING TO COPEANDSURVIVE UNTIL THAT TIME COMES."IT HAS LED HIM TO A PLACE OFNEED THAT RESEARCHERESTIMATE HAS TAKEN THE LIVES OFMORE THAN 30,000 AMERICANSIN THE LAST YE"THIS ISN'T A TRADE-OFF BETWEEDISEASE OR THE CURE OR LOCKDOWN;THIS IS IT'S ALL OF IT HITTINGTHEMTOGETHER AND WE REALLY HAVE TOSEE IT AS THATALICIA RILEY IS A POST-DOCTORALSCHOLAR THE UNIVERSITY OFCALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO- THEGROUP THAT DID THE STUDY ONTERTIARY EFFECTS OF THEPANDEMIC- PREVENTABLEDEATHS THAT EMANATE FROM THEECONOMIC FALLO"UNEMPLOYMENT CAN HAVECONSEQUENCES IN TERMS OF STRESS,PROMPTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ITCAN PROMPT SUICIDE, ECONOMICCRISES THAT PUSH PEOPLE TOEXTREME MEASURES."37-PERCENT OF THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE IS MADE UP OPEOPLE WITH A HIGH SCHOOLEDUCATION OR LESS, BUT TSTUDY FOUND THOSE PEOPLE MADE UP72-PERCENT OFTHOSE 30,000 DEATHS- A DISPARITYALICIA SAYS SHOWS THEBURDEN THAT IS PLACED ON RURALCOMMUNITIES OR COMMUNITIES OFCOLOR WHERE HELP IS LESS READILYAVAILABLE."IS IT A REAL BIG FEAR THATSOMETHINGMIGHT HAPPEN AND YOU WON'T BEABLE TO AFFORD IT?

WELL IT'S NOTA FEAR IT'SNOT A FACT"TAKE IT FROM JOHN.

A DIABETIC,HE LIVES IN A RURAL PART OTENNESSEE WHERE HEALTH CARE,JOBS, AND HELP TO PAY FOHIS MONTHLY INSULIN ARE SCARCE."PEOPLE GET THEIR HEALTHINSURANCETHROUGH THEIR EMPLOYER AND SO IFTHEY LOSE THAT IT CAN CAUSE ANINCREASE IN OTHER TYPES OFDISEASE SUCH AS CANCER, HEARTDISEASTHINGS THAT WOULD BE PREVENTABLEIF THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THECARE THEYNEEDED ON TIME.""I'M NOT THE ONE ASKING FOR AHANDOUJOHN IS NOT HERE FOR PITY"I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW,JUST LIKE IWANT YOU TO KNOW, THAT YES, I'MOUT HERE AND I'M DOING THE BESTTHAT I CAN"BUT TO SHOW THAT FOR MILLIONS-THIS REMAINS THEREALITY OF THE PANDEMII'M DAN GROSSMAN REPORTING.YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND MOREINFORMATION ON GETTING BACK TO