Children

A new modeling study aimed to determine the attack ratio among children between the ages of 0-11 years in Ontario, Canada. // 3.10.2021

A new study investigates the persistence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in children and adolescents several months after they tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. // 3.10.2021

Pediatricians are working hard to take care of children and keep them safe during the pandemic. Disinformation leads to hate towards them. // 3.10.2021

Researchers from the CDC have investigated differences in seroprevalence across pediatric age groups to estimate an infection to case ratio. // 1.10.2021

Suomessa pitkään jatkuvaa koronaoireilua ei ole havaittu lapsilla juuri lainkaan. // 1.10.2021

CDC provides credible COVID-19 health information to the U.S. // 24.9.2021

Today, CDC released three studies in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that highlight the importance of using layered prevention strategies including universal masking to stop the spread and minimize disruptions to school operations for safe in-person education. // 24.9.2021

// 14.6.2020 BS stuff, before Delta

A recent preprint deals with the incidence and importance of long COVID in children. // 23.9.2021

A recent review found little evidence to suggest that symptoms of long COVID typically last longer than 12 weeks in children and adolescents. // 22.9.2021

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Eighteen months into the covid-19 pandemic, with the delta variant fueling a massive resurgence of disease, many hospitals are hitting a heartbreaking new low. They're now losing babies to the coronavirus. // 17.9.2021

Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection typically affects children only mildly, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) or pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) is a serious but rare complication occurring after infection. // 16.9.2021

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Since COVID, Rose Lehane Tureen as had one non-stop headache. The 13-year-old says doctors were initially dismissive of her pain. // 14.9.2021

Health Ministry survey finds 30% of those with long-term effects have cognitive, mental health issues, but cautions these can also be attributed to lockdowns, school closures… // 14.9.2021

Vauvoja voidaan alkaa rokottaa vain, jos siitä on heille todellista hyötyä. Infektiotautien erikoislääkärin mukaan sitä voi olla vaikea osoittaa. // 11.9.2021

// 10.9.2021

Hallitus on kertonut uudesta koronastrategiastaan, jossa rajoituksia poistetaan asteittain. Uutiset kurimuksen loppumisesta ovat kyllä tervetulleita, mutta niiden ajoitus tuntuu ennenaikaiselta. // 10.9.2021

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New research examines the side effects of the Pfizer vaccine in 12–15-year-olds who are at high risk of developing COVID-19 complications. // 9.9.2021

In a recent study, researchers determine the presence of any neuropsychological symptoms after recovering from COVID-19 in children and adolescents. // 8.9.2021

Kyseessä on yksi suurimmista alaikäisten koronavirustaudin pitkien oireiden kartoittamisessa Euroopassa. Sen mukaan noin yksi kolmesta koronavirustartunnan saaneesta nuoresta kärsii kolmesta tai useammasta oireesta viikkokausia. // 7.9.2021

COVID-19–associated hospitalization rates among children and adolescents increased with the Delta variant. 10 x increase in hospitalisations, amongst kids aged 0-4

A population-based study assesses seroprevalence in a representative sample of children from regions with high and low community transmission. // 2.9.2021 Of the 294 children who reported no infection prior to this study, 7.5% were found to be seropositive. Additionally, of the 43 children whose parents were not sure whether their child had been infected, 16.3% were found to be seropositive.

In educational settings, SARS-CoV-2 screening by RT-qPCR-based pooled testing with easily obtainable saliva samples is a feasible method to detect incident cases and observe transmission dynamics. // 1.9.2021

Vaasan sairaanhoitopiirissä todettiin tiistaina 20 koronatartuntaa. Yli puolet uusista tartunnoista on lapsilla ja nuorilla. // 1.9.2021

Severe illness from COVID-19 in kids is rare, but deaths have been more common in children of color. Amid the recent surge, experts are concerned. // 31.8.2021

The study focused on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), an inflammatory response involving multiple organs that can occur weeks after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. // 31.8.2021

Tutkimuksessa nousi esille muun muassa huolta mahdollisista haittavaikutuksista ja epäluottamusta viranomaisia kohtaan. Kaikki eivät myöskään usko rokotteiden tehoon. // 30.8.2021