How are patient advocacy groups helping Long Covid recognition and research?
- Ondine Sherwood
- Apr 15, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 18, 2024
Amidst the uncertainty and life-changing symptoms of Long Covid, patients are uniting to amplify calls for recognition and further research. Long-term symptoms have a devastating affect on lives and livelihoods, and Long Covid has flipped the traditional narrative when it comes to research, with patients themselves leading the charge. In this episode of Covid in the News, hosts Monique and Tom spoke to Ondine Sherwood, co-founder of patient advocacy and support group Long Covid SOS. They talk about the patient agenda, how community-driven research has changed since the start of the pandemic, Long Covid and policy, and the key questions to be answered in the coming months