Most teenagers recover from long Covid after two years, study shows
Good luck not getting Covid again during the 2 years it takes to recover from Covid.
Long COVID pandemic in the aftermath of the acute phase - Centre for Pandemics and One-Health Research
In this COVID study with adolescents, we found that approximately 47% had long-term sequels, and quite a high percentage of these would fulfil the criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome, which is a debilitating situation.”
Correcting revisionist history:
“Correcting revisionist history: ‘COVID is not a problem for young people in the US’
Covid responsible (not ‘with’, underlying cause) for 2% of all deaths <20. That's 1 out of every 50 deaths of all kids who die. #1 in infectious diseases, 5th in disease overall…”
COVID-19 deaths created 300,000 American orphans, 330,000 if we count "primary caregivers" and 380,000 if we count "secondary caregivers". That's a lot of childhood harm.
2x as common for Black kids 4x as common for Indigenous kids 1.6X as common for Hispanic kids”
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What It’s Like to Have Long COVID As a Kid
“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.”
t 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.
Hypertrophic tonsils as a SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in children
“Hypertrophic tonsils as the SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in children: 23% of tonsil and adenoid tissue samples of children who had undergone adenotonsillectomy, were positive for the SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein”
Hypertrophic tonsils as the SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in children: 23% of tonsil and adenoid tissue samples of children who had undergone adenotonsillectomy, were positive for the SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein
Unpacking the impact: The lingering effects of COVID on children
“Evidence is growing that while children have a lower rate of severe acute illness from COVID-19, lingering effects after even seemingly mild cases are impacting millions of children and teens. Between 1 in 5 and 1 in 10 pediatric infections — including both asymptomatic cases and those that are severe — are followed by long COVID symptoms, per a recent JAMA study.
That’s as many as 6 million U.S. children. And research suggests the risk rises with repeat infections. Meanwhile, symptoms can last three years or more
Back in Summer of 2020, an associate of mine, 9 year-old son was rushed to the hospital after not being able to talk and crawling on the floor like a baby.
“Friends, it’s hard to admit, but we are in the ‘Save Yourself’ part of the nightmare.”
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Among Pediatric Patients
10-19 years olds who are diagnosed with Covid have an increased risk of developing diabetes,l SARS-CoV-2 Infection and New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Among Pediatric Patients, 2020 to 2022
Long COVID Rates in Kids Revised Upward: What to Know
“In the most expansive study of its kind, researchers have for the first time shown serious and prevalent symptoms of #LongCovid in kids and teens.
The study, which followed 5367 children, found that 20% of kids (ages 6-11) and 14% of teens met researchers' threshold for LC”
This new study confirms prior data. Evidence keeps coming and denial isn’t an effective healthcare strategy.
The image below summarizes 8373 publications, including 80,071 kids and adolescents. #LongCovidKids prevalence is 25.24%.