Everything you need to know about the hepatitis outbreak among children
Everything You Need to Know About the Hepatitis Outbreak Among Children
Health Ministry reports 12 cases of mysterious liver disease in children
Health Ministry reports 12 cases of mysterious liver disease in children Hepatitis, or liver inflammation, has popped up in young patients in at least seven countries, but the usual viral culprits have not been present
McMaster Children's Hospital on Twitter
THREAD🧵: We're seeing a unique trend in the current wave of the pandemic: more children with COVID-19 and related symptoms. Some hospitals are reporting the highest number of COVID-related pediatric visits since the pandemic began. 1/8
BBC London on Twitter
Tillie caught Covid back in December 2020 and is now living with long Covid. She now wants to support other families in a similar situation. @tilliesjourney
Read more on long Covid...https://bbc.in/3tMuc5D
#covid #longcovid #longcovidkids
BA.2 more severe for children, Hong Kong study finds, though serious outcomes uncommon | CNN
"A new study on the severity of the BA.2 strain of the coronavirus in children in Hong Kong found that it was more serious for children compared with other variants or compared with parainfluenza or influenza." https://cnn.com/2022/03/24/health/ba-2-severity-children/index.html
Julie Kaplow, PhD, ABPP on Twitter
“I killed my mommy.” Said by a 9 yo girl during her 1st assessment. Mom died of COVID two wks after daughter tested (+). Intense guilt plus the invisibility of COVID deaths make children’s grief even more excruciating. This is an untold aspect of nearly 1 million pandemic deaths.
Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from unvaccinated asymptomatic and symptomatic household members with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection: an antibody-surveillance study
"Children were an important source of spread. The findings suggest that children are an important driver of the COVID-19 pandemic; this should inform public health policy."
Data was collected between September 2020 and March 2021
Chris Turnbull on Twitter
Thread 1/ Child Covid: big multi-hospital study shows nearly 1 in 100 kids admitted had a stroke, 1 in 90 has a heart attack and 1 in 12 has a seizure: disturbing neurological manifestations found in children—nearly 1 in 2 went to ICU—1 in 100 died & this is PRE-OMICRON.
Children play an important role in COVID transmission, according to new research
Children are playing a key role in COVID transmission, research shows
Diego Bassani, PhD on Twitter
“Over the past seven days, 16,296 schoolchildren across WA tested positive for COVID, including 8793 from private schools and 7503 at government schools. Another 1535 teachers caught the virus in the past week, with outbreaks detected in 918 schools — 660 public and 258 private.”
SHOCK primary kids’ COVID hospitalisations prompt jab blitz
“Children are making up a significant portion of hospitalisations. “Perth Children’s Hospital on a busy day are seeing 30 children a day with COVID.”
Gregory Travis. Make schools #DavosSafe on Twitter
All three sources of pediatric COVID death information agree on this:
The rate at which children die per day from COVID has tripled since the US moved away from hybrid/online schooling and towards mandatory in-person schooling
This hurt the less affluent and minorities the most
‘Exhausting & Painful'. Children & Young People Describe Their Long Covid
‘Exhausting & Painful'. Children & Young People Describe Their Long Covid
1 in 4 symptomatic children hit by long COVID, says new study
1 in 4 symptomatic children get long COVID, a new study finds. March 2022
How COVID-19 Immunity Holds Up Over Time
Children Under Five Dying from Economic ‘Side Effects’ of COVID-19 Pandemic
MaskTogetherAmerica on Twitter
Thread A new preprint study shows a quarter of children and teens who contract COVID-19 and have symptoms develop lingering problems, such as fatigue, sleep disorders, breathing issues, heart issues, and gastrointestinal issues. (@TheMethodistHospital)
MaskTogetherAmerica on Twitter
MIS-C is a COVID complication that can cause life-threatening organ inflammation. Additionally, we need to be aware that millions of children are at severe risk of severe COVID.
COVID-19 and Pediatric Asthma: What Patients and Parents Need to Know
COVID-19 and Pediatric Asthma: What Patients and Parents Need to Know Image
Tyler Black, MD on Twitter
Thread MISINFO: 🇨🇦 children's mental health is declining due to pandemic measures🚫
✅TRUTH: when we ask kids how they're doing, most tell us "the same or better✅
🚫MISINFO: more 🇨🇦 kids were hospitalized for self harm/overdose🚫
✅TRUTH: both dropped for kids✅
Sky News on Twitter
"The spread amongst children does have an impact on others.”
Health Secretary Matt Hancock addresses the effect of the virus on children and explains that there are “plenty of good reasons” to vaccinate young people. June 2021
Chris Turnbull on Twitter
Thread UK, OMICRON: Peadicatric ICU shows child surge as Omicron hits: data has been ignored by SAGE:
Jerome Adams on Twitter
Thread Todays IDK who needs to hear this:
Children under age 5 (ie those both ineligible for vaccinations, and most unable to wear a well fitted mask) have a higher death rate than older kids from the virus. They account for 15% of pediatric Covid cases but 35% of pediatric deaths.
Dr. Deepti Gurdasani on Twitter
Thread ONS data on long COVID out today very concerning -persistent symptoms affecting daily life affect a significant proportion of primary & 2ndary school age children -clear impact on children's wellbeing 🧵
COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey, England - Office for National Statistics
COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey, England: mental health and long COVID, November to December 2021
Long Covid Kids - #LongCovidKids on Twitter
Thread Happening right now💥
Please join @WHO for a webinar on #LongCovid #LongCovidKids
🧠 Neurology up now 🧠
Cognitive impairment…Psychological manifestations following Covid-19 infection
How children are being affected by long Covid
How children are being affected by long Covid
Cleavon MD 💉 💉 💉 on Twitter
Thread 1,346 children have died from COVID. 434 of these kids were too young to get vaccinated. 10,000s critically ill but survived. 6,000 suffered life threatening multisystem inflammatory syndrome. Several suffer from Long Covid. #GetVaccinated #MaskUp https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographics
Eric Feigl-Ding on Twitter
Thread When over half of kids & half of young adults have gotten #COVID19–#LongCovid impact for years to come will be crazy high. That’s both physical illness, mental illness, cognitive deficits, and ballooning healthcare costs. Mark my works—we will regret “let it rip”. #CovidIsNotOver
Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz on Twitter
Thread ‘According to the Government of Canada re #LongCovidKids
“About 58% of children had 1 or more symptoms 4 weeks or more after their initial COVID-19 infection.” ‘
COVID Virus Linked with Headaches, Altered Mental Status in Kids
“Of hospitalized children who tested or were presumed positive for SARS-CoV-2, 44% developed neurological symptoms, and these kids were more likely to require intensive care than their peers who didn’t experience such symptoms.”