Snapshots of the unseen: How we focused Long COVID in a recent photo exhibition

Published by: The Sick Times
Published on: February 2, 2026
By Kayli Jamieson

“Are you sick?” the Uber driver asked. “Is that why you’re wearing a mask?”

I launched into my usual monologue, delivered to strangers weekly at this point, explaining how COVID-19 transmission is still high and that I don’t want to be reinfected to worsen my existing Long COVID.

He looked at me, puzzled, through the rearview mirror. “I haven’t heard of that before,” he said, “but you look really good!”

I awkwardly stammered that I can no longer exercise, and a few years ago I could barely leave the house, almost dropping out of my graduate school program. I listed statistics of Long COVID prevalence and the compounding risks of infections.

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What we must confront: Living with Long COVID

Published November 3, 2025

Published by: The Peak
Published on: November 3, 2025
By Ashima Shukla

The first winter of the pandemic, I was in Shanghai visiting my family when the first news reports began circulating — something about a new pneumonia, a city in lockdown. Within days, my family and I had boarded a flight to India, seeking temporary refuge. Three days before our flight back, India closed its borders. Airports emptied. Around the world, our lives shrank to the size of our homes. For millions around the world, it meant grieving in isolation, watching suffering multiply. It meant exposure to the deep inequities of our world, where access to safety, care, and health depended on privilege, geography, and luck.

Over time, things seemed to return to normal. However, the virus, though silenced, persisted, reshaping bodies and altering lives long after the headlines moved elsewhere.

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Video | Photo exhibition highlights reality of Canadians with long COVID

Published October 4, 2025

Published by: Global News
Published on: October 4, 2025

The Living with Long COVID exhibition is a collaboration by the Museum of Vancouver and SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences – offering a glimpse into the daily lives of people who continue to struggle with a variety of symptoms. Global’s Safeeya Pirani hears from those who are a part of the project, and how they are hoping to spread compassion by sharing stories.

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Long COVID exhibition co-produced with community opens at the Museum of Vancouver

Published October 3, 2025

Published by: Simon Fraser University
Published on: October 3, 2025
By Sharon Mah, Gladys We

One in nine Canadians have experienced Long COVID symptoms, ranging from mild to debilitating. A new exhibition at the Museum of Vancouver, co-produced by Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences, invites visitors into the often-invisible world of those living with the life-altering effects of COVID-19.

Long COVID is a chronic condition affecting one or more organ systems that occurs after a SARS-CoV-2 infection and lingers for at least three months as a continuous, relapsing and remitting, or progressive disease state. Despite its prevalence, the condition remains widely misunderstood, under-researched, and stigmatized.

The Living with Long COVID exhibition brings these realities to light and offers a unique opportunity to intimately understand Long COVID through the eyes of those living it.

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