Thread Remember 2020, when we protected kids from infections, and then were told schools were safe, and also that kids would not die? Well, the data disagrees. Reference years are 2016-2018, to enable 2019 as a pre-pandemic comparator.
Thread Type 2 diabetes increased among youth during and after COVID-19 pandemic(Endocrine Society):
➡️The number of children(0-18y) diagnosed with type 1 and 2 diabetes continued to rise in the year following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic(2021-2022):
T2D: +37% T1D: +106%
➡️They first tried to blame “school shutdowns causing kids to be less active, snacking more often, or eating more unhealthy foods led to increased weight gain and more cases of type 2 diabetes”…..but that didn’t work out well😉
➡️The increase in the proportion of new onset diabetes patients who developed T2D from years one(pre-pandemic) to four(second pandemic year) was statistically significant higher.
➡️Even though we may have returned to pre-pandemic times in several aspects, the increased risk of our youth developing type 2 diabetes that started during the pandemic has persisted"
➡️Striking……..No words on T1D anymore!
Thread Previously healthy and fit children with 'high social and academic performance' found to have brains that show classic signs of severe neurogenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's dementia as well as a significant drop in memory and intelligence after 'mild' Covid
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
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 🧵
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?
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."
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
Babies. Risk. What are we doing to future generations? A thread and discussion
High levels of gliosis occur in the neonatal brain within a week after in utero infection, and macrosomia is seen in infected pups. COVID-19 infection in pregnant hACE2-KI mice replicates infection severity and effects seen in pregnant women.
Is it true that healthy kids never end up in hospital due to covid-19?
False.
49% of children hospitalised for Covid-19 in the USA had no pre-existing conditions. They were previously fully healthy children . CDC data.
Sunday quickstats:
In the twelve months from Sep 2020 to Sep 2021 an average of 1.4 children a day died of COVID
1,276 children have died of COVID in the last twelve months -- 3.5 a day
Last month an average of 3.2 children (0-17yo) a day died of COVID in the United States
Thread COVID-19: Students infect more people than adults and thousands miss class
Contact tracing found students represented 42.6% of infected individuals causing onward transmission compared to 25% of non-students on average ( https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/irv.13049 ). H/T: @rdmorris 🧵1/
Thread COVID-19: Pediatric Diabetes, Lung Damage, Brain Impact, Newborns, and Higher Hospitalization Rates
Studies show kids are also at risk of long-term consequences from infection and especially those <5 for higher rates of hospitalization than most adults. Let's take a look.🧵1/
October 2022 One thing that IS totally clear about US kid COVID deaths, is they are getting worse every year.
2020 - 219 kids died 2021 - 798 died 2022 (Jan-Aug) - 705 died, on track for > 1100+ child COVID deaths
It isn't getting better. It isn't "mild". We're endangering our children.
Thread A @cwru study shows: Children are substantially more at risk of developing #T1D after infected w/ #COVID19. Research should lead to action. @CDCDirector
@POTUS What are your next steps? Share the truth about #LongCovid, so ppl will take precautions. https://bit.ly/3UINR3a 🧵
Thread It is not just adults that die from COVID-19. A recent study in Japan looked at 41 children under the age of 20 who were infected and died between January and August of this year, 73% within a week after symptom onset ( https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220916/p2a/00m/0na/033000c ). H/T: @KatePri14608408 10/
Thread Starting thread on children who have lost parents and/or caregivers to Covid:
6yr old son First day of High School Day 594 of Long Covid
He came home and virtually collapsed. He felt like someone was sitting on his chest and he was suffocating. Pulse was >110, smartwatch shows it >160 during the school day.
He'll be home for day two.💔 #longcovidkids
Thread Pediatric deaths from COVID are exploding, again
In the 0-17 age a staggering nine (9) children a day are now dying of COVID
If sustained: 3,000+ a year
Three (3) a day in the 0-4 age range. 1,000 a year if sustained
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@EvanBlake17
@BenjaminMateus7 @JHowardBrainMD
New @TheLancetPsych study of 1.5 million people shows #COVID increases risk of cognitive decline, dementia, epilepsy, & psychosis.
Most striking finding, to me, is that it documents the serious outcomes in kids. #LongCOVID https://thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(22)00260-7/fulltext
