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City proclaims Long COVID Awareness Day; patients and advocates urge ongoing support and prevention
Summary
The Austin City Council proclaimed March 15, 2026 as Long COVID Awareness Day. Speakers from Clear the Air ATX and the Long COVID Collective described long COVID’s impacts, community programs such as a HEPA purifier lending library, and clinical care provided by the Dell Medical School post‑COVID program.
The Austin City Council proclaimed March 15, 2026 as Long COVID Awareness Day during a March 12 ceremony that included testimony from local advocates and clinicians.
Katie Drakert, identified as founder of Clear the Air ATX, described her personal experience with long COVID and said the condition can produce "over 200 documented symptoms and no approved treatments." She described Clear the Air ATX’s primary program, a lending library of HEPA‑grade air purifiers in Austin launched in December 2023, and urged…
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