The Importance of Long Covid Allies with Paul Hennessy

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Welcome to season 3, episode 8 of A Friend for the Long Haul - A Long Covid Podcast. This time, I got to gab with Paul Hennessy, who you know as @mixpaulogy on Instagram and @paulypandemic on TikTok. We talked about Paul’s Long Covid advocacy work, including what led him to get involved in 2021, and his work with organizations like Clean Air LA and Mask Together America. We get in to what it’s like to continue to take precautions in a time when very few are, including comments from strangers and how relationships are impacted when “everything is Covid” with you. Paul offers actionable advice for folks interested in being long Covid allies or getting involved in disability justice, and and we discuss the need for local and federal action to address the persistent challenges of ignoring a virus that’s disabled millions of humans worldwide.

But it’s not all serious, because I don’t think it could be with us at the mic. Oh! We are joined by two very special guests at the end of the episode, so don’t miss that!

Places to find Paul!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mixpaulogy/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paulypandemic

Also, check out Mask Together America, public health advocates who vowed to expose the life-threatening, yet preventable, risks of contracting COVID-19.

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You can also listen to the ever-growing Long Covid Theme Songs playlist here.

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