Coronavirus inspired tattoos on the rise in Queensland with health workers fronting the trend

Most Australians can't wait to see the back of COVID-19, but there's a growing number of Queenslanders who aren't as keen to forget.

In fact, many have actually opted to have coronavirus-inspired tattoos etched on their bodies, with health workers among a growing group to permanently ink their pandemic memories.

While thousands of Queenslanders are lining up to get the jab, queues for needles of a colourful kind are growing too.

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Paramedic Emma Jordan has dedicated her career, and now her left leg to the cause.

She's already double jabbed, but has room for just one more needle.

She requested a nurse holding a tray of martinis with the COVID virus in them.

"I'm pretty proud of our profession, my colleagues down south. We're pretty lucky up here," Ms Jordan said.

"So I'll always remember when and why I got it."

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"People are getting COVID-related tattoos to mark such a crazy time in our lives," tattoo artist Mimsy Gleeson said.

Some of Ms Gleeson's designs have since gone global.