Children

Researchers assessed whether croup infections among young children in the United States were associated with the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern Omicron. // 5.7.2022

Researchers described the long-term pulmonary sequelae of COVID-19 in the pediatric population. // 5.7.2022

// 28.6.2022

You may have seen recent media coverage about nine children in Nebraska who fell ill with hepatitis. // 21.5.2022

This report describes survey results of ventilation strategies reported by U.S. K–12 public schools to help prevent COVID-19 spread. // 10.6.2022

Covid-19 has caused more than 1 million deaths in the US, including at least 1,433 deaths among children and young people (CYP) aged 0-19 years. Deaths among US CYP are rare in general, and so we argue here that the mortality burden of Covid-19 in CYP is best understood in the context of all other causes of CYP death. // 25.5.2022

The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. // 16.5.2022

// 13.5.2022

Objective While pediatric population has largely remained free of severe COVID-19, in some cases SARS-CoV-2 infection has been associated with complications like Multiple Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C). // 9.5.2022

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society aimed to characterize the clinical features of SARS-CoV-2-associated croup among children presenting to the ED during the phase when Omicron variant transmission was high. // 9.5.2022

We found vaccine effectiveness to be high against MIS-C, which we suggest was due to protection from infection and, possibly, a decreased incidence of MIS-C after breakthrough infection. //5.5.2022

Asthma in children may worsen after an infection with the coronavirus, doctors warn. // 5.5.2022

Background:  Early in the pandemic, COVID-19 was found to infect adults at higher rates than children, leaving limited data on disease presentation in children. Further understanding of the epidemiology of COVID-19 symptoms among children is needed. Our aim was to explore how symptoms vary between children testing positive for COVID-19 infection versus children testing negative. // 5.5.2022

// 21.4.2022

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Hospitalizations of Children Aged 5–11 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022 // 22.4.2022

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Hospitalization of Infants and Children Aged 0–4 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022 // 18.4.2022

In the face of a long-running pandemic, understanding the drivers of ongoing SARS-CoV-2 transmission is crucial for the rational management of COVID-19 disease burden. Keeping schools open has emerged as a vital societal imperative during the pandemic, but in-school transmission of SARS-CoV-2 can contribute to further prolonging the pandemic. In this context, the role of schools in driving SARS-CoV-2 transmission acquires critical importance. // 31.3.2021

Objective To estimate the prevalence of long COVID in children and adolescents and identify the full spectrum of signs and symptoms present after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. // 13.3.2022

Background Vaccines to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe outcomes were approved in 2021 for adolescent and subsequently pediatric populations. With the emergence of variants of concern, it is important to continue to assess vaccine effectiveness against both infection and severe disease manifestations. // 25.3.2022

Background: There has been a rapid surge of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron hospitalisations globally. However, the intrinsic severity of Omicron BA.2 is unknown, which could… // 21.3.2022

// 21.3.2022

Researchers determined the immune signature of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children among hospitalized children diagnosed with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. // 16.3.2022

// 5.2021

A new study investigates the role played by neutrophil extracellular traps formation and degradation in COVID-19. // 7.3.2022

A recent study examined the pulmonary dysfunction persistent in pediatric populations post-acute COVID-19 infection. // 24.2.2022

‘It was just so fast. Hours before going to the hospital, she was running in the front yard’ // 18.2.2022

Adalyn Graviss died less than 72 hours after testing positive for COVID-19. // 17.2.2022

This report describes increases in COVID-19 hospitalization rates among children and adolescents during Omicron, especially among children not yet eligible for vaccination. // 18.2.2022

A new study focused on determining the sex ratio at birth in South Africa after the COVID-19 pandemic. // 17.2.2022

A new study revealed that the immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 and the clinical course of COVID-19 differs between children and adults. // 17.2.2022