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If It Kills Me by Eve Steele Charlotte was a dancer who led an active life until a bout of Covid 19 transforms into Long Covid. Now her life is on hold. She can no longer do the job she loves or participate fully in family life. But then she becomes involved in something that finally brings her back to life. Inspired by the writer's real life experience of the illness. Charlotte............................................Eve Steele Remi.....................................................Tachia Newall Jasmine...............................................Sade Malone Jess/Eco Farmer...............................Danielle Henry Pauline/Podcast...............................Eithne Brown Greg/TV Presenter..........................Jon-Paul Bell Rap Vocals by Tom Vernon Production Co-ordinator - Vicky Moseley Studio Manager - Amy Brennan Sound Design - Sharon Hughes Producer/Director - Gary Brown A BBC Studio Audio Production. Risk factors for Long Covid are higher age, female sex, having asthma, and having had a more severe initial Covid-19 infection. There are no validated effective treatments. Globally, over 400 million people have experienced Long Covid and it may be responsible for a loss of 1% of the world's gross domestic product.
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