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At the Canadian Covid Society, we strive to protect the health and safety of people in Canada against the harms of COVID-19 and long Covid, through education, engaging and empowering the public and organizations with scientific knowledge.

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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 17/09/2026
If you think you're a good fit, please apply! Or share this role and help spread the word.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 17/09/2026
Volunteer with us! The Canadian Covid Society is run by volunteers: Every campaign, every brief, every graphic comes from someone giving their time from all across the country. We are currently looking for translators from English into French. covidsociety.ca/volunteer/
Volunteer with us! We are looking for translators from English into French.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 25/08/2026
We invite you to read the petition and consider adding your name if you support an independent review of the concerns raised.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 25/08/2026
access to effective treatments, every research study matters. Patients deserve to have confidence that research addressing their condition is designed and conducted in ways that are scientifically sound, transparent, and attentive to their lived experience.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 25/08/2026
It is a call to ensure that Long Covid research is conducted with the highest standards of scientific rigor, transparency, participant safety, and meaningful patient involvement. At a time when people living with Long Covid continue to face significant challenges in diagnosis, care, and
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 25/08/2026
while an independent scientific, ethical, and patient-led review considers questions related to the study’s design, transparency, participant protections, commercial relationships, potential conflicts of interest, and outcome measures. As he states, this is not a call to stop Long Covid research.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 25/08/2026
in comparison with activity pacing for people living with Long Covid. Robert DeRosa, a person living with Long Covid, has launched a petition calling on McMaster University, the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board, the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the funders to pause recruitment
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 25/08/2026
People living with Long Covid deserve high-quality research that is rigorous, transparent, and responsive to their experiences and concerns. McMaster University is currently recruiting participants for the FALCON clinical trial, which is evaluating the commercially branded Lightning Process
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Long COVID Patients Deserve Better: Pause McMaster’s FALCON Lightning Process Trial
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 23/08/2026
What do you do when institutions fail you? That is the question Barry Hunt opened with at our AGM in June. Watch his talk now: youtu.be/UKaBVBFfWZc?...
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Barry Hunt's keynote speech at the 2026 Canadian Covid Society AGM
YouTube video by Canadian Covid Society
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 10/08/2026
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 10/08/2026
Dr. Dick Zoutman, Chair of the Canadian Covid Society, has co-authored an opinion piece examining how health care workers have been left inadequately protected throughout the Covid-19 pandemic despite existing occupational health and safety laws. Read the full article: whn.global/hcws-have-di...
Dr. Dick Zoutman, Chair of the Canadian Covid Society, has co-authored an opinion piece.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/07/2026
[...] If people are sick more often, it’s best not to force them into sick buildings more often. Considering that many workers in these buildings are precarious, racialized, and women, this is also a story of governments failing their historic duties to equitably protect people.”
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/07/2026
“Forcing people to work and kids into classrooms without cleaning the air and providing paid sick days, might make things worse. Teaching is one of the most vulnerable jobs for Covid and Long Covid. [...]
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/07/2026
"Despite the emergency phase being declared over, the Covid-19 pandemic continues. Long Covid is still making people sick, long after infection, damaging immune systems and triggering various illnesses.”
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/07/2026
He argues that instead of pressuring sick workers and students to return to unsafe workplaces and classrooms, governments must address the causes of increasing illness through clean indoor air, paid sick leave, stronger protections, and greater accessibility.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/07/2026
[...] If people are sick more often, it’s best not to force them into sick buildings more often. Considering that many workers in these buildings are precarious, racialized, and women, this is also a story of governments failing their historic duties to equitably protect people.”
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/07/2026
“Forcing people to work and kids into classrooms without cleaning the air and providing paid sick days, might make things worse. Teaching is one of the most vulnerable jobs for Covid and Long Covid. [...]
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/07/2026
"Despite the emergency phase being declared over, the Covid-19 pandemic continues. Long Covid is still making people sick, long after infection, damaging immune systems and triggering various illnesses.”
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/07/2026
He argues that instead of pressuring sick workers and students to return to unsafe workplaces and classrooms, governments must address the causes of increasing illness through clean indoor air, paid sick leave, stronger protections, and greater accessibility.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/07/2026
Dr. Andrew Wilkin, a Board member of the Canadian Covid Society, has written a new opinion piece for the Hamilton Spectator on rising sickness absence and disability amid the ongoing impacts of Covid-19 and Long Covid. Read the full article: www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
Screenshot of an article: Opinion | It's no surprise more workers and students are calling in sick
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/06/2026
Reminder: Our Annual General Meeting is this Wednesday, June 17. Register to join us on Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 03/06/2026
In case you missed it, join us for our AGM on June 17.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 26/05/2026
Join us on June 17th for the Canadian Covid Society's Annual General Meeting, featuring guest speaker Barry Hunt, a health care advocate who will be sharing his talk "Onward Together: Grassroots Action & Real Change in PPE & Engineered Infection Prevention.”
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Graphic with a navy blue background, with teal and white dots in the upper left corner and a maroon triangle in the lower right corner. The Canadian Covid Society logo is in the top right, and there is a photo of Barry Hunt. Text reads: 

Annual General Meeting 

Featured guest speaker: 
Barry Hunt

17 June 2026 
7 PM EDT
Register Now
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 18/04/2026
Sanofi will be making Novavax available in Canada this fall — but it’s up to the provinces or territories to order this vaccine. Send an email to your health minister and your local representative to tell them why Novavax access is essential for many people: covidsociety.ca/news/nuvaxov...
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Sanofi Making Nuvaxovid (Novavax) Available in Canada this Fall - Canadian Covid Society
The Nuvaxovid vaccine — more commonly known as Novavax — will be made available in Canada for the 2026-2027 season, Sanofi announced this week in a press release. Nuvaxovid is the non-mRNA protein-ba...
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 31/03/2026
Watch the full Long Covid in Children webinar, featuring leading pediatric Long Covid physicians and researchers Dr. Rachel Gross and Dr. Alexandra B. Yonts: covidsociety.ca/priorities/l... #LongCovid #pediatriclongcovid #LongCovidAwareness
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 31/03/2026
Visionnez le webinaire complet sur la covid longue chez les enfants et les adolescents des Dres Rachel Gross et Alexandra B. Yonts, médecins et chercheuses renommées en matière de covid longue pédiatrique : societecovid.ca/priorites/la... #CovidLongue #CovidLonguePédiatrique
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 30/03/2026
Parents, physicians and researchers can join the Children’s Long Covid Network Facebook group to connect and share information: www.facebook.com/groups/99369... Disclosure: The founder of the Children’s Long Covid Network is a member of our Long Covid Committee. #LongCovid #pediatriclongcovid 2/2
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 30/03/2026
Last fall, the Children’s Long Covid Network launched a petition calling on the federal government to take action for children living with Long Covid. Learn more, and add your name to those calling for action: chng.it/7ZSzLXnp5n #LongCovid #ILCAD2026 #LongCovidAwareness #pediatriclongcovid 1/2
Graphic with a computer screen showing the change.org petition titled “Demand Federal Action on Biomedical Care for Children Living with Long COVID” 
The French translation of this title is immediately below.

Below the titles is the Children’s Long Covid Network (CLCN) logo. This includes a graphic of a highly stylized hand, palm up, in a dark teal colour. In the hand are three figures in a coral pink colour. Beside this graphic is the organization’s name and tagline, which reads: “Children’s Long Covid Network
Their strength. Their journey. Our responsibility.”

The French translation of this text is directly below.

The computer screen sits on a background featuring a navy and teal gradient. There are blue-toned dots scattered across the background.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 30/03/2026
Parents, médecins et chercheurs peuvent rejoindre le groupe Facebook du REACL afin de discuter et d’échanger de l’information : www.facebook.com/groups/99369... ** Divulgation : la fondatrice du Réseau pour les enfants atteints de covid longue est membre de notre comité sur la covid longue. 2/2
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 30/03/2026
Le Réseau pour les enfants atteints de covid longue a lancé une pétition appelant le gouvernement fédéral à agir. Pour en savoir plus et ajouter votre nom à ceux qui demandent des mesures : chng.it/7ZSzLXnp5n #CovidLongue #ILCAD2026 #SensibilisationÀLaCovidLongue #CovidLonguePédiatrique 1/2
Illustration représentant un écran d’ordinateur sur lequel apparaît une pétition intitulée : « Demandons au gouvernement fédéral l’obtention de soins biomédicaux pour les enfants et adolescents atteints de COVID longue ».

Sous le titre se trouve le logo du Réseau pour les enfants atteints de covid longue (REACL). Celui-ci comprend une illustration d’une main très stylisée, paume vers le haut, de couleur sarcelle foncé. Dans la main se trouvent trois silhouettes de couleur rose corail. À côté de cette illustration figurent le nom de l’organisation et son slogan, qui se lit comme suit : « Réseau pour les enfants atteints de covid longue. Leur force. Leur expérience. Notre responsabilité. »

La traduction anglaise de ce texte apparaît directement au-dessus.

L’écran d’ordinateur est placé sur un fond présentant un dégradé de bleu marine et de sarcelle. Des points dans des tons de bleu sont dispersés sur l’arrière-plan.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 27/03/2026
As this paper notes, up to 10-20% of children with a history of Covid-19 infection develop Long Covid. The symptoms vary by age groups, so it’s important for parents and caregivers to know what to watch for. #LongCovid #ILCAD2026 #LongCovidAwareness #pediatriclongcovid 2/2
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 27/03/2026
We’re wrapping up Long Covid Awareness Month with a focus on children. Today, we’re sharing this list of Long Covid symptoms in kids, published by leading researchers in JAMA Pediatrics: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #LongCovid #ILCAD2026 #LongCovidAwareness #pediatriclongcovid 1/2
Screenshot of JAMA Pediatrics journal article. Text reads:

JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page

Long COVID in Young Children, School-Aged Children, and Teens
Rachel S. Gross, MD, MS; Megan Carmilani, Med; Melissa S. Stockwell, MD, MPH

[links to] Author Affiliations | Article Information

JAMA Pediatr
Published Online: May 27, 2025
2025;179;(7):809. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.1415
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 27/03/2026
Cet article est en anglais et n’a pu être traduit pour des raisons de droits d’auteur. Pour le lire en français, vous pouvez utiliser l’outil de traduction de votre navigateur. Cette situation est exceptionnelle : nous croyons important que cet article soit diffusé le plus largement possible. 3/3
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 27/03/2026
Comme le souligne cet article, jusqu’à 10 à 20 % des enfants ayant été infectés par la covid peuvent développer la covid longue. Les symptômes diffèrent selon l’âge, c’est pourquoi il est essentiel que parents et proches sachent quoi surveiller. #CovidLongue #ILCAD2026 #CovidLonguePédiatrique 2/3
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 27/03/2026
Alors que se termine le Mois de la sensibilisation à la covid longue, nous mettons l’accent sur les enfants touchés. Découvrez cette liste des symptômes observés chez les enfants, publiée par des chercheuses de renom dans JAMA Pediatrics :  jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #CovidLongue 1/3
Capture d’écran d’un article du journal JAMA Pediatrics. Le texte indique :
« JAMA Pédiatrie Page du patient
COVID longue chez les jeunes enfants, les enfants d'âge scolaire et les adolescents
Rachel S. Gross, MD, MS ; Megan Carmilani, Med ; Melissa S. Stockwell, MD, MPH

[liens vers] Auteur Affiliations | Informations sur l'article

JAMA Pediatr
Publié en ligne: 27 mai 2025
2025;179;(7):809. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.1415 »
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 21/03/2026
Nous avons également rassemblé une liste de ressources en français et d’organisations à travers le pays qui aident les personnes dans leurs démarches. Consultez les ressources ici : societecovid.ca/priorites/la... #CovidLongue 2/2
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Demande de prestations d’invalidité : ressources pour les personnes atteintes de covid longue et leurs proches aidants - Société canadienne de la covid
Faire une demande de prestations d’invalidité est souvent un processus long et difficile, qui peut s’avérer particulièrement éprouvant pour les personnes atteintes de covid longue souffrant de…
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 21/03/2026
Visionnez le webinaire « L'admissibilité au crédit d'impôt pour personnes handicapées - CIPH » de Finautonome. #CovidLongue 1/2
Illustration promotionnelle d’un webinaire de l'organisme Finautonome. Le visuel est divisé en deux sections. À gauche, sur un fond clair, se trouve le titre « Conférence » et un texte indiquant « Finautonome présente : L’admissibilité au crédit d’impôt pour personnes handicapées. Le Crédit d’impôt pour les personnes handicapées :
Trucs et astuces pour être admissible à cette porte d’entrée sur plusieurs programmes mesures. Étapes par étapes, nous allons regarder le formulaire T2201 et faire un survol des services offertes par Finautonome. » À droite, sur un fond rouge, le logo de Finautonome apparaît au-dessus de la photo circulaire d’une femme blonde souriante assise à une table lors d’un événement. Un bouton de lecture (icône triangle) est superposé au centre de l’image.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 21/03/2026
Our disability benefits webinar with physician Dr. Ric Arseneau and @disaballiancecan.bsky.social was full of helpful information. You can watch the recording and find a list of organizations across the country that help individuals with applications at: covidsociety.ca/.../disabili... #LongCovid
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 17/03/2026
We know many people with Long Covid may struggle to complete the survey in one sitting. To get around that, keep the tab or window open and take as long as you need before submitting. Take the survey today: covidsociety.ca/priorities/l... #LongCovid 2/2
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Informing Long Covid Priorities: 2026 National Survey - Canadian Covid Society
Please note: This survey is intended for residents of Canada only.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 17/03/2026
We’re surveying people with Long Covid and caregivers of children with Long Covid to better understand what matters to you. This national survey for people in Canada covers questions about funding, research, treatments, resources, and more. #LongCovid 1/2
Photo from an over-the-shoulder angle. A young Asian woman wearing a white sweater, blue jeans and black eyeglasses is holding a cellphone. On the screen is the Canadian Covid Society’s survey titled “Informing Long Covid Priorities: 2026 National Survey.”
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 17/03/2026
Nous savons que plusieurs personnes atteintes de covid longue peuvent avoir de la difficulté à le remplir en une seule fois. N’hésitez pas à laisser l'onglet ouvert et à prendre tout le temps nécessaire avant de le soumettre. Répondez au sondage : societecovid.ca/priorites/la... #CovidLongue
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Sondage sur les priorités liées à la covid longue - Société canadienne de la covid
Remarque : ce sondage s’adresse uniquement aux personnes qui résident au Canada.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 17/03/2026
Nous sondons les personnes atteintes de covid longue et proches aidants d’enfants atteints, afin de mieux comprendre ce qui compte pour elles. Ce sondage national, destiné aux personnes résidant au Canada, aborde des questions liées au financement, à la recherche, aux traitements et plus encore. 1/2
Photo d’une jeune femme asiatique vêtue d’un chandail blanc, d’un jean bleu et de lunettes noires, tenant un téléphone cellulaire. À l’écran apparaît le sondage de la Société canadienne de la covid, intitulé « Documentation des priorités en matière de covid longue : sondage national 2026 ».
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 17/03/2026
Nous partagerons également un webinaire de Finautonome et d’autres ressources destinées à la communauté francophone canadienne touchée par la covid longue.  #LongCovid 3/3
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 17/03/2026
Join us on Zoom for our Disability Benefits webinar for Long Covid patients and caregivers: March 18 2:30 p.m. PT / 5:30 p.m. ET Reserve your spot today: covidsociety.ca/priorities/l... #LongCovid 2/3
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Live Webinar: Long Covid Disability Benefits Support - Canadian Covid Society
Live Webinar: Long Covid Disability Benefits Support March 18 Join us for this live webinar where experts will share advice that may help Long Covid patients access disability benefits. Dr. Ric…
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 17/03/2026
Are you a Long Covid patient or caregiver who needs help navigating a disability benefits application? We’re hosting a live webinar on March 18 to offer tips and advice. Dr. Ric Arseneau and Disability Alliance BC will share their knowledge. #LongCovid 1/3
Graphic featuring a woman with curly copper-blonde hair, wearing a white jacket with a black shirt underneath, and sitting at a wood desk. She is looking at a laptop with an expression of frustration on her face, and her hands are raised to further indicate frustration.

Text over on the graphic reads:
Live Webinar, March 18
Disability Benefits Application Advice
For Long Covid Patients & Caregivers

The background of the graphic is a navy and teal gradient, and a scattered pattern of semi-transparent blue dots of varying sizes.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/03/2026
Tonight, Canada goes teal for International Long Covid Awareness Day. Share your photo or video from one of the locations to support the long Covid community. Find a location near you: covidsociety.ca/priorities/l... 📷 Stacey Leigh (Corner Brook City Hall) #LongCovid #ILCAD2026 #LongCovidAwareness
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/03/2026
Partagez vos photos et vidéos de ces lieux pour nous aider à diffuser la nouvelle!
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/03/2026
Ce soir, le, Canada sera illuminé en bleu sarcelle à l’occasion de la Journée internationale de sensibilisation à la covid longue. Nous vous invitons à repérer un lieu près de chez vous : societecovid.ca/priorites/la... 📷 Stacey Leigh (Corner Brook City Hall) #ILCAD2026 #CovidLongue
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/03/2026
Join us today in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary or Vancouver covidsociety.ca/priorities/l... #LongCovid #ILCAD2026 #LongCovidAwareness
Graphic with navy and teal gradient background. Text reads: International Long Covid Awareness Day. March 15. Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal.

Along the left side are two stacked photos from last year’s events. In the top photo, a man wearing a white N95 mask, a hat, and a blue jacket is sitting on a stool and speaking into a microphone, Pillowcases are placed on the steps behind him as part of a Long Covid awareness project. In the bottom photo, a woman in a teal sweatshirt is standing and speaking into a microphone. She is wearing a white N95 mask.

A banner along the bottom of the graphic reads: Join us as we raise awareness & support the Long Covid community. Beside this is a teal and grey Long Covid ribbon.
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 15/03/2026
Joignez-vous à nous aujourd’hui à Montréal, Toronto, Calgary ou Vancouver. societecovid.ca/priorites/la... #CovidLongue #ILCAD2026 #SensibilisationÀLaCovidLongue
Sur un fond bleu marine et bleu sarcelle se trouve un texte qui indique : « Journée internationale de sensibilisation à la covid longue. 15 mars. Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montréal. »

À la gauche du texte se trouvent deux photos des événements de l’an dernier. Sur la photo du haut, un homme portant un masque N95 blanc, un chapeau et un manteau bleu est assis sur un tabouret et parle dans un micro. Des taies d’oreiller sont placées sur les marches derrière lui, dans le cadre d’un projet de sensibilisation à la covid longue. Sur la photo du bas, une femme portant un chandail turquoise est debout et parle dans un micro. Elle porte un masque N95 blanc.

Une bannière se trouve au bas de l’image et indique : « Joignez-vous à nous pour faire connaître la covid longue et exprimer votre soutien. » À sa droite se trouve un ruban bleu sarcelle et gris à l’effigie de la covid longue.
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