Long COVID Awareness Day

International Long COVID Awareness Day 15th March

Posters for Downloading and Sharing

Instagram Tiles for Downloading and Sharing*

*If you download and share the above tiles, we would appreciate it if you would please give credit by tagging @longcovidsupportaustralia

Our Mission Goals

1. Urgently implement all recommendations from the Parliamentary Inquiry into Long COVID and Repeated COVID Infections (Inquiry)

People with Long COVID should be classified as a vulnerable group to access to anti-viral medication under the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS)
Fund research that will help us (not Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)) and Nationwide Data Collection
Update Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) guidelines to remove recommendations of Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

2. Long COVID training for medical professionals

3. Review Medicare Benefit Scheme (MBS), Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS), National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Disability Support Pension guidelines to increase accessibility for patients with Long COVID and associated illnesses such as autonomic dysfunction and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

4. Resource telehealth services to meet community needs. Retain Medicare Benefit Scheme (MBS) item number 92422 for specialists to conduct initial consultations via telehealth

5. Open, transparent science based public information campaigns about both COVID and Long COVID

Light up Locations on and around 15th March 2024

The day and surrounding days will be marked across Australia by lighting up landmarks in Teal.

Why teal?

The three colors in the ribbon represent the past, present and future of Long COVID

Teal: Hope and Support;

Grey: Loss and Grief;

Black: Loneliness and Isolation;

Heart: Kindness, Care and Compassion.

We encourage you to visit the landmarks below, safely take a photo and share it to your social media with our hashtag #WakeUpToLongCovid.

New South Wales
West Connex, Sydney
Morpeth Bridge, Maitland

Queensland

Sir Hielscher Bridge, Brisbane
Brisbane City Council (14/03)
- Story Bridge (14/03)
- Wickham Terrace Car Park Architectural wall (14/03)
- Breakfast Creek Bridge, Newstead (14/03)
Townsville City Council
- Townsville sign
- Victoria Bridge
- Wharton Reef Lighthouse
- George Roberts Bridge
- Old Magistrates Court House
- Flinders Square
- Central Park Boardwalk
- Little Fletcher Bridge