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Mahabuba has a long-term health condition so was afraid of having Covid. Her relationships with friends and family brought her comfort while she had Covid. Mahabuba was interviewed in March 2021.
Mahabuba is 36 years old and is Bangladeshi. She is married and has three children.
Sam was worried about his job during the first UK lockdown. He was aware that work could dry up and that his income could be affected. He caught Covid twice, and the second time his symptoms developed into Long Covid.
Sam is 39 and White British. He lives with friends and works as a freelancer.
Zoya was in her final year at university when she caught Covid at the end of 2020. She had to take a break in her studies because of her symptoms. She experienced fatigue, aches and pains, loss of taste and…
Zoya is a university student and lives with her parents. Zoya describes her ethnicity as Pakistani.
Esther’s symptoms continued for about a year and she lost her independence. With support from the GP and the council, with medication and adaptations to the home she is starting to regain her independence. Esther was interviewed in June 2022.
Esther now lives with her daughter, who was present at the interview to translate the questions into Tamil.
Sarah became unwell over Christmas in 2020. Initially she felt a bit off colour and lost her appetite, but she got tested when she developed a cough a couple of days later. She then felt “quite unwell” and counted thirteen…
Sarah lives with her husband and has two children (aged 12 and 13). She is a Speech and Language therapist. She had four part-time jobs but is currently working one...
Grayson was in the process of recovering from a hip operation when he fell ill with Covid in late 2020. He has been told that Covid may be responsible for exacerbating the constant hip pain he experiences, and he worries…
Grayson lives with his partner and works full time. They have three children aged 17, 25 and 28. Grayson describes his ethnicity as white
