Gender: Male Ethnicity: Black British Background: Tony is Black British. He is retired and lives with his wife. Tony developed symptoms before the first lockdown. When they persisted for two weeks, he knew it was Covid. He was anxious about Covid at first because he is Type 2 diabetic, but feels his healthy lifestyle helped against Covid.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: Black Caribbean Background: Claudia is 57 years old and is Black Caribbean. She is retired from being a mental health nurse and works part-time in funeral services. Claudia heard about Covid while on holiday but experienced it herself after she developed symptoms in August 2021.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: Indian Background: Sonal is 53 years old and is Indian. She works as an Ayurvedic doctor and lives with her husband, sons and niece. Sonal was infected with Covid after taking care of her niece, who had come down with a fever. She treated herself with Aryuvedic remedies like herbs and steam. Sonal had problems with infection and breaking out into a rash, and she was admitted to the hospital several times.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: Black British Background: Gertrude is 52 years old and is Black British. She works as a nurse in a care home. Gertrude thinks she caught Covid from a patient at work. Her faith in God helped her during this time.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: Swedish Background: Karin is 53 years old and is Swedish. She lives with her partner and son, and works as a designer. Karin wasn't particularly worried about Covid when she first heard about it. She contracted Covid soon after receiving the Astra Zeneca vaccine. Recovering took about ten days, though she still feels her taste and smell are not the same.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: Black African Background: Milembe is 52 years old and is Black African. She is married, with two children, and works in human resources. Milembe was worried about the relationship between her African ethnicity and the Covid pandemic. She wonderd if she caught Covid if she would be more likely to die than her white husband.

Gender: Male Ethnicity: White British Background: Matt is 58 years old and is White British. He is retired and lives with his wife. Matt thinks he was infected with Covid after attending a football match. While he was sick, he felt very fatigued and didn't want to do anything other than curl up into a bal. Matt fully recovered from Covid after ten days.

Gender: Male Ethnicity: Indian Background: Goutam is 52 years old and is Indian. He is married and has two children, and works in IT implementation management. Goutam developed Covid symptoms during the first week of the first national lockdown. He was taken into intensive care after his oxygen levels remained too low. He found the experience disturbing, but his family gave him strength.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: White European - Danish Background: Dorte is 55 years old and Danish. She is married and works as a care home manager. Dorte, a care home manager, found it stressful when Covid entered her care home. She says that she was worried about the residents.