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:

Thread on school closures due to Covid August 2022 "A school in the Calaveras Unified School District closed over a COVID-19 outbreak resulting in low attendance from both students & staff. ~25% of students & 50% of staff were absent Wed prompting the district to cancel school for the rest of the wk."

Thread One school has been 100% Covid-free with 0 learning loss: Good masks indoors, zero 'mask breaks,' everyone eats outdoors even in bad weather, every room has a HEPA or CR-box and CO2 monitor, at 650 windows open, and at 800 students vacate the room.

Thread JAMA: Examination of SARS-CoV-2 In-Class Transmission at a Large Urban University With Public Health Mandates Using Epidemiological and Genomic Methodology - excellent study because it confirms transmission with sequencing - only 9 in class transmissions.

Many physicians are reporting a huge uptick in pediatric appendicitis. Many of these children are asymptomatic Covid + Parents here are the signs/symptoms.

Thread on kids Covid deaths Five weeks later the CDC tracker now reports 1,656 pediatric covid deaths https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographics

Thread the COVID-19 infected children were 2.5x more likely to have elevated levels of enzymes that indicate liver damage, and 3.3x more likely to have elevated bilirubin, a pigment in red blood cells normally processed by the liver. That can be sign of diminished liver function."

Thread A solid hypothesis for the basis of the mysterious, severe acute hepatitis in children: superantigen formation from prior Covid viral reservoir in the GI tract with superimposed adenovirus infection https://thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(22)00166-2/fulltext @LancetGastroHep

Thread Let's talk about the mystery epidemic of #hepatitis in children. It's most likely a complication of #COVID19 but may take a while to be adjudicated as such. The syndrome has been seen in children <17, mostly unvaccinated kids <5 years. A thread.

This translates as #SARSCoV2 COVID19 causing bone marrow failure in children who previously had normal immune systems. It’s rare, but the more we allow unmitigated spread amongst kids, with millions of infections/reinfections, we will see more of these horrific effects. #COVID19 https://t.co/f5CxG9Bw5c

Thread 1/ Covid: Study from India shows 'sudden rise' in children with Hepatitis after 'mild' and asymptomatic infections as UKHSA claims that the sudden rise in Hep in kids in the UK is due to a common cold virus. Kids developed Hep after mild and asymptomatic infections.

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.

“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.”

Thread UK, OMICRON: Peadicatric ICU shows child surge as Omicron hits: data has been ignored by SAGE:

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 🧵