COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in
"COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US"
Rio Slade on Twitter
Thread Unusual brain abscess in children under 18 have risen to new height.
These abscesses usually follow a respiratory infection like including COVID-19
https://sciencealert.com/abnormal-surge-of-brain-abscesses-in-american-children-cdc-says
Abnormal Surge of Brain Abscesses in American Children, CDC Says
Abnormal Surge of Brain Abscesses in American Children, CDC Says
Following the easing of pandemic restrictions in the US, cases of brain abscess in children under 18 have risen to new heights, according to a pair of CDC reports.
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Thrombotic Complications in Children with COVID-19 and MIS-C"
More than 70% of US household COVID spread started with a child, study suggests
Over 70% of household #COVID19 spread started with a child, says new study of 850,000 US households. Younger kids under 8 more likely source of transmission than kids 9-17. 📌In-person schools “also resulted in substantial spread”. Just the facts.
Case report: Post-COVID new-onset neurocognitive decline with bilateral mesial-temporal hypometabolism in two previously healthy sisters
Case report: Post-COVID new-onset neurocognitive decline with bilateral mesial-temporal hypometabolism in two previously healthy sisters
Nate Bear on Twitter
Thread New study documents the case of two previously healthy sisters - 11 and 13-years-old - with new-onset cognitive decline after mild covid. The ability of their brains to consume glucose had been impaired - an initiating factor for dementia, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease 🧵
Long-COVID in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analyses
Long-COVID in children and adolescents: a systematic review meta-analyses: 8373 publications, 21 studies met criteria, total of 80,071 children- adolescents included. prevalence of long-COVID was 25.24%,most prevalent clinical: mood symptoms (16.50%),
MRI of fatal course of acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis in a child with SARS-CoV-2 omicron BA 2.0 infection
MRI of fatal course of acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis in a child with SARS-CoV-2 omicron BA 2.0 infection
Nate Bear on Twitter
Thread New study documents covid-triggered brain inflammation resulting in the death of a previously healthy 9 year-old girl. From the doubled chance of type 1 diabetes, to brain damage and death, will the mass media ever report on the harm to children from repeat covid infections?
Study sheds more insight into diagnosis of type 1 diabetes after SARS-CoV-2 infection - ET HealthWorld
Study: Likelihood of developing Type 1 diabetes increased 57% in children with Covid infections compared to uninfected:
Type 1 Diabetes Incidence and Risk in Children With a Diagnosis of COVID-19
COVID nearly doubles the risk of Type 1 #diabetes in #children.
"Possible mechanisms include initiation of #autoimmunity or acceleration of disease progression."
J. Offir, Ph.D. on Twitter
As reported by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp.
This is serious business. According to Harvard in 2015: "A Scottish study published this week in JAMA shows that at the age of 20, individuals with type 1 diabetes on average lived 12 fewer years than 20-year-olds without it."
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New study:
“12-16% children and youth infected with Omicron met the research definition of #LongCovid at 3 and 6 months after infection, with no evidence of difference between cases of first-positive and reinfection”
NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines on Twitter
Information on critical care management of children with #COVID19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) can be found here:
15 babies and toddlers sickened by deadly heart condition
"1 baby dies and 8 are left in intensive care after being struck down in 'unusual' cluster of usually-harmless infection
Experts are baffled as to what has caused the sudden spike."
Jade Khalife on Twitter
Thread Conclusion: "Findings from our study support that prior COVID-19 infection was associated with a significantly increased risk for RSV infection and was a driving force for the 2022 surge of severe pediatric RSV cases in the US."
This is an important pre-print. Thx for sharing./3
Gregory Travis. Make schools #DavosSafe on Twitter
Thread The best-kept secret of the pandemic is that in 2020 those under the age of five (5), children, actually had >NEGATIVE< excess deaths
In other words, fewer children under the age of five died in 2020 than normally die in any given year
This became the foundation of a deadly lie
CHOP Researchers Find Elevated Biomarker Related to Blood Vessel Damage in All Children with SARS-CoV-2 Regardless of Disease Severity
Known since 2020: "CHOP Researchers Find Elevated Biomarker Related to Blood Vessel Damage in All Children with SARS-CoV-2 Regardless of Disease Severity"
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This study by Shamez Ladhani & others suggests the COVID-19 response is wrong. Children are at as much risk of LC from reinfection as the are from primary infection.
Incidental Finding of Coronary Artery Dilatation in Children With History of COVID-19 Having Minimal or No Symptoms: Raising Red Flag
Incidental Finding of Coronary Artery Dilatation in Children With History of COVID-19 Having Minimal or No Symptoms: Raising Red Flag"
FedericoAMC, MS on Twitter
Excellent detailed thread on Covid and Kids A 🧵 on children and C-vid.
We are woefully uninformed with regards to the long term effects of this novel pathogen hence it would be wise to protect our children. It is our responsibility. Wear a 😷 . Advocate for clean air. 💉 yourself and your family.
What does long COVID do to kids? What we've learned after a year of research.
"Over the past year, clinicians have learned that an estimated 5% to 10% of children and teens develop a wide range of ongoing health problems called post-COVID conditions, or long COVID"
laurie allee on Twitter
"Children infected from diverse pediatric facilities can be a major source of widespread household transmission with the potential to facilitate community transmission in the era of omicron variant"
AHA News: Long COVID in Children Still Poses Plenty of Questions
"I would say on average, we're looking at somewhere between 4% to 25% of kids who have had a SARS-CoV-2 infection go on to have symptoms of long COVID,"
Doctors watching for more cases after mysterious cluster of brain infections strikes kids in southern Nevada | CNN
Disease detectives with the US CDC are investigating a cluster of rare and serious brain abscesses in kids in and around Las Vegas, Nevada, and doctors from other parts of the country say they may be seeing a rise in cases, too.”
Antonio Caramia on Twitter
Thread NO! infections in children DON'T train their immune system!
👉Early childhood lower respiratory tract infection and premature adult death from respiratory disease in Great Britain: a national birth cohort study.
Rajeev Jayadevan on Twitter
Thread Omicron is a stealth virus
Fascinating research from Germany reveals vital difference in antibody response to Omicron versus prior variants
Ongoing study of 1850 children since 2020
Very few developed antibody after Omicron infection (18%), versus 68% for prior variants
Opinion: Treating kids as invulnerable is treating them as disposable
“We are just hoping kids will be OK. I don’t see how they will be. The data suggest they won’t be. But barely anyone is facing this inconvenient truth.” #SARSCoV2 #BringBackMasks #LongCovid #LongCovidKids #COVIDisAirborne #CovidIsNotOver
HeyHoLetsSew on Twitter
Thread “After adjusting for other factors like genetics, researchers found contracting COVID-19 nearly tripled children’s risk of mental health problems.” More than 1/3 of the affected children were diagnosed with ADHD; 2 in 5 had an anxiety disorder; 1 in 5 had a trauma disorder.