Tracey Thompson

Advocate, BIRCH

Long COVID, medical racism, equity, BIPOC, COVID, medical assistance in dying (MAiD), disability poverty

Media

Roundtable on long COVID in Canada

BriarpatchOnline

URL: https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/roundtable-on-long-covid-in-canada

The Long Haul

Toronto LifeOnline

URL: https://torontolife.com/life/toronto-covid-long-haulers/

Racial bias in Canada’s health care system makes diagnosing long COVID even more challenging, experts say

The Globe and MailOnline

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-long-covid-health-care-racial-bias-diversity/

Why do some people barely get sick from COVID-19 and others seem to never get better? Canada’s long-haulers might hold some of the answers

The Toronto StarOnline

URL: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/08/27/why-do-some-people-barely-get-sick-from-covid-19-and-others-seem-to-never-get-better-canadas-long-haulers-might-hold-some-of-the-answers.html?utm_source

Biography

Tracey Thompson works to utilize her lived experience of Long Covid and generational poverty to break down the barriers faced by marginalized groups when attempting to access information, healthcare and supports. She strives to inform and educate about the history of post-viral illness, medical bias and disability justice in working class movements.

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