“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. 👇”

Thread POST-COVID & Kids🚨

New @CDCgov report showing quite clearly that children are at significantly more risk for life-threatening diagnoses after COVID infection. Very convincing evidence that prevention of COVID-19 in children is very important to reduce childhood mortality.

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