“Four years ago, my son caught COVID-19.
He was just 16 months old.
What followed was terrifying: • COVID pneumonia • Hospitalization • Weeks of recovery • And a tragedy in our family
This is the start of his Long COVID journey—one we’re still walking. 👇”
“After COVID-19, kids more likely to have GI symptoms for up to 2 years
Children with previous COVID-19 infection have a 25% to 28% higher risk of developing new gastrointestinal (GI) tract symptoms for up to 2 years.”
Reviewing pediatric Long Covid studies of 2024 that also discuss school, and prevalence rates fall between 23-28%, meaning that of the children infected with Covid, that percentage develop a serious chronic condition, which includes:
Chronic fatigue
Cognitive impairments (concentration, memory, executive functioning problems)
Chronic cough
Dyspnea
Chronic headaches
Post-exertional malaise
Psychiatric disorders (anxiety, depression, etc)
Orthostatic intolerance (dizziness, light-headedness, heart rate irregularities, POTS)
Sensory disturbances (loss of smell, taste)
Chronic pain, discomfort, weakness
Good luck not getting Covid again during the 2 years it takes to recover from Covid.
“Children experience weakened immunity and bacterial infections after suffering from long Covid-19 syndrome, a study published in the medical journal Nature has revealed.
Persistent fatigue was the most common symptom in children with long Covid syndrome, while the majority of children often complained about anxiety.”
Long COVID syndrome in children: neutrophilic granulocyte dysfunction and its correlation with disease severity.
Neutrophil Long COVID syndrome in children: neutrophilic granulocyte dysfunction and its correlation with disease severity.
“CogIt started when my brain gave out on me in algebra class one January day in 2022. I couldn’t figure out a simple math problem; all I saw were numbers and symbols. My eyelids drooped, my head hurt, I could barely stay awake. Something wasn’t right. I hadn’t felt like myself since getting COVID-19 a couple weeks earlier. Simple tasks like reading a text or standing up were draining. But what happened in that classroom scared me. At age 14, my life became a state of constant exhaustion, punctuated by doctors’ visits that, months later, would lead to a Long COVID diagnosis.”
