Long Covid Awareness Day 2026

Post from Solve ME for Long Covid Awareness Day:

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Recognizing Long Covid Awareness Day: Resources for You - Solve ME/CFS Initiative

To mark Long Covid Awareness Day, Solve has joined forces with #MEAction, Bateman Horne Center, and the Open Medicine Foundation as #UnitedForME and gathered a set of resources designed to inform and empower patients, caregivers, and supporters.
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Solve ME said:
Every year on March 15, our community pauses to recognize Long Covid Awareness Day—a day to acknowledge the millions of people whose lives have been changed by long-term illness following infection, and to reaffirm our commitment to research, advocacy, and support.

Long Covid has affected people of all ages and backgrounds. For many, it means navigating persistent symptoms that disrupt work, family life, and everyday routines. For others, it has been the start of a much longer journey with infection-associated chronic conditions, including illnesses like ME/CFS and related disorders. Behind every statistic is a real person—and often an entire family—working to adapt to a new and uncertain reality.
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Includes this list of resources (Google doc):

 
News article from the Austin American-Statesman:

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Long COVID still affecting thousands in Austin, doctors say

On Long COVID Awareness Day, doctors and patients say long COVID continues to affect thousands in Austin years after the pandemic shutdowns. Here’s what we know.
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For many, the pandemic feels like it's over, but for some people "the pandemic never ended. COVID never went away," said Katie Drackert, co-founder of Clear the Air ATX, a group committed to raising awareness about long COVID and providing public spaces and residences with HEPA filters to mitigate the spread of viruses in the air.

One in 19 people in the country is living with long COVID — a disease with more than 200 symptoms that can develop after an infection and currently has no known treatment or diagnostic test.

On Thursday, Austin City Council declared March 15 Long COVID Awareness Day. The action serves as a reminder that an estimated 42,000 people in Austin have long COVID, while also encouraging funding of long COVID treatment programs and support groups and promoting COVID-19 precautions.

"The pandemic is not over," said Dr. Desmar Walkes, public health authority for Austin and Travis County. "There are still people day after day contracting COVID-19."
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