Ethnicity: White British Background: Beth is in her 20s and is White British. She works in a care home. Beth says that it was difficult for care home residents during the pandemic. She says that she was not allowed to hug them and many were scared because of her PPE.

Gender: Male Ethnicity: White British Background: Gwilym is 63 and White British. He works as a GP. Brief Outline: Gwilym heard about Covid through his job as a GP in the NHS, but experienced it for himself in March 2020 after developing symptoms following a cruise. Gwilym feels that the pandemic is the biggest challenge of his career in the health service.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: White British Background: Mandy is 59 and White British. She is a manager at a GP practice in Wales. Mandy felt that working at a GP surgery and maintaining social interactions helped with her and her colleagues; mental health throughout the pandemic.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: Pakistani Background: Razia is [age] and is Pakistani. She is married and has three children. She worked in government services and is setting up a business. Razia found out she was pregnant early during the pandemic. She was concerned about the impact of Covid and the pandemic on her pregnancy. She caught Covid in January 2021 and was in extreme pain. Her baby also suffered from breathlessness. She is living with long Covid symptoms, and finds the brain fog a particular challenge.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: White British Background: Helen is in her 50s and is White British. She works as a midwife. Helen caught Covid at a charity cycling event after the first lockdowns eased. She experienced severe headaches and sinus pain, but did not have breathing issues. Helen's symptoms continued for several months after testing negative.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: Black Caribbean Background: Irene is 59 and Black Caribbean. She has three children and works as a child safeguarding nurse. Irene caught Covid in September 2020. As she was recovering she noticed some symptoms remained, particularly breathlessness and fatigue. These meant she had to take almost three months off work. She wished that people understood more about long Covid.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: Malaysian Background: Lyn is 45 years old and is Malaysian. She worked as a mental health worker before she caught Covid. Lyn found the pandemic very difficult, as she was far from family and faced racial abuse. She thinks she contracted Covid at work even though she took extra precautions. Lyn's Covid was very severe, and she needed to be hospitalised. She now lives with long Covid.

Gender: Male Ethnicity: Black African Background: Elvis is 37 years old and is Black African. He works as a wellbeing support navigator. Elvis's dad was taken to the intensive care unit with Covid. He stayed in the unit for three weeks before passing away. Elvis caught Covid as well but had no symptoms.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: Pakistani Background: Gulsoom is 31 years old and is Pakistani. She lives with her extended family and is a service development lead in a community organisation. Gulsoom became concerned about Covid when her extended family became unwell with the virus. She feels that there should be more support for grieving families and clearer information about vaccination.