THE LONG COVID SESSIONS

A podcast dedicated to Long Covid

HOW WAS YOUR WEEK?

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THE LONG HAUL

A very smart woman described living with Long Covid as a week by week roller coaster of vitality. Good weeks then precipitous stomach churning drops that literally take the floor out from under you.

With over 200 symptoms, every person’s experience of living with this new disease is unique. The members of this undesirable club are growing and, unlike the waves of the pandemic which ebbed and fell, the long term condition is seeing only a steady rise in numbers and this expanding army needs answers. There’s strength in numbers - let’s build a community.

YOUR STORIES

As two Long Covid sufferers we needed answers and as we went looking we found more and more people suffering quietly at home unsure where to go for help, with GP’s unable to diagnose from what is a dizzying amount of differing symptoms.

How is it living with Long Covid for you?

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THE EXPERTS

The UK Office for National Statistics estimates that around two million people are living with Long Covid. In the United States the CDC puts it at 1 nearly one in five American Adults who have had Covid have Long Covid. In January 2022, Brookings Metro published a report that assessed the impact of long Covid on the labour market. They made a conservative estimate: 1.6 million full-time equivalent workers could be out of work due to long Covid.

“If 10-20% of the globe’s COVID-19 infections lead to Long COVID, we have a legacy of 10-20 million long term cases to manage.” Danny Altman, Immunologist

So what is the latest research revealing? What are the experts and doctors advising? We interview those working to understand the disease, its impact and its management, all over the world.

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“HOW WAS YOUR WEEK?”

The Long Covid Sessions, hosted by Noreen Jameel & Emily Kate Stephens.

 

  The Long Covid Sessions in the MEDIA

Mehdi Hassan Show eNCA The Sunday Times

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