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Nov 16
4 min

Why 'Post Covid-19 Syndrome' is the wrong choice of name

‘Long Covid’ is a patient-derived term which, as has been acknowledged, has been embraced by the entire community of sufferers.

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francessimpson

Oct 18
2 min

Counting Long Covid in Children

LongCovidSOS continues to campaign tirelessly for the Long Covid community, with the aim of raising awareness of the condition in order t...

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LongCovidSOS Respond to the NHS 5 Part Package of measures to help Long Covid patients

Ondine Sherwood

Oct 14
4 min

LongCovidSOS Respond to the NHS 5 Part Package of measures to help Long Covid patients

You can read about the measures here This feedback has been shared with NHS England Thank you Professor Powis for responding to the Open ...

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LongCovidSOS Starts Conversation with NHS England about Long Covid Services

kayw3211

Sep 19
2 min

LongCovidSOS Starts Conversation with NHS England about Long Covid Services

LongCovidSOS met with NHS England to discuss treatment and services for those with Long Covid.

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Matt Hancock acknowledges Long Covid at the Health and Social Care Committee

Ondine Sherwood

Sep 10
1 min

Matt Hancock acknowledges Long Covid at the Health and Social Care Committee

Long covid has at last been acknowledged by the UK Government. Two months after our Open Letter was sent to Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock ...

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LongCovidSOS take part in historical meeting with the WHO

Ondine Sherwood

Sep 8
3 min

LongCovidSOS take part in historical meeting with the WHO

This article was originally posted in the BMJ Blog and this extract has been reproduced with kind permission We have heard your message a...

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Listen to our LongCovidSOS team member debunking common #longcovid misconceptions on LBC radio

Ondine Sherwood

Aug 9
0 min

Listen to our LongCovidSOS team member debunking common #longcovid misconceptions on LBC radio

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Coronavirus and my children: why we need to think about schools

francessimpson

Aug 7
3 min

Coronavirus and my children: why we need to think about schools

Each of us had our own idiosyncratic version of this virus, my son and partner had a dry cough, whilst my daughter and I had initial uppe...

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LongCovidSOS respond to the new NHS 'Your Covid Recovery' service

Ondine Sherwood

Aug 7
3 min

LongCovidSOS respond to the new NHS 'Your Covid Recovery' service

We welcome the Your Covid Recovery portal but believe at present it cannot fully address the needs of the majority of Long Covid sufferers.

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Where does the UK government stand on Long Covid?

Lyth Hishmeh

Aug 6
2 min

Where does the UK government stand on Long Covid?

When we first started our campaign, our primary goal, was to achieve recognition by the U.K. government. Though we’ve yet to achieve that...

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Long Covid sufferers present evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus

Lyth Hishmeh

Aug 5
1 min

Long Covid sufferers present evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus

Sufferers from the Long Covid Support Group were called on today to present evidence to the U.K. All Party Parliamentary Group, formed to...

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Lyth Hishmeh

Jul 30
1 min

LongCovidSOS feature in a Financial Times article on Long Covid

Two members of LongCovidSOS, myself and Ondine Sherwood, have featured in an article in the Financial Times, discussing #LongCovid. Read ...

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Lyth Hishmeh

Jul 30
1 min

CDC acknowledges LongCovid

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have officially recognized the fact that COVID-19 symptoms can last for a long time. Li...

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Lyth Hishmeh

Jul 20
1 min

LongCovidSOS film on CNN

We’re delighted to announce that CNN has become the latest network to feature our Message in a Bottle film. We’re elated #LongCovid is ga...

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