Covid and Kids

Covid and Kids

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Long COVID in Young Children, School-Aged Children, and Teens
Long COVID in Young Children, School-Aged Children, and Teens
Long COVID has surpassed asthma as the most common chronic illness among US children, impacting est. 6 million kids. JAMA Pediatrics outlines symptoms, different by age, from poor sleep & appetite in toddlers to fatigue, brain fog, & mood changes in teens
·jamanetwork.com·
Long COVID in Young Children, School-Aged Children, and Teens
Long‐COVID in children and their parents: A prospective cohort study
Long‐COVID in children and their parents: A prospective cohort study
A new study followed 108 children hospitalized for COVID-19 & their infected parents over 6 months. At 6-month mark, 22.8% of children had #LongCOVID, including cough, fatigue & sleep disturbance. Sleep disturbance in particular was tied to lower quality of life scores
·onlinelibrary.wiley.com·
Long‐COVID in children and their parents: A prospective cohort study
SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies for a safe (post-)pandemic implementation of school music trips and their impact on participants' health - PubMed
SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies for a safe (post-)pandemic implementation of school music trips and their impact on participants' health - PubMed
Both testing concepts effectively identified positive "SARS-CoV-2 cases in advance and prevented transmissions, enabling safe school music trips during the winter. The use of PoC-PCR may be superior in terms of time efficiency and flexibility. Despite the increase in the perceived fear of infection among children, the overall experience of the journey was positive.
·flip.it·
SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies for a safe (post-)pandemic implementation of school music trips and their impact on participants' health - PubMed
Cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents: cohort study using electronic health records
Cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents: cohort study using electronic health records

Large study in children and adolescents shows that SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked with long term cardiovascular complications

“In summary, this study shows a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease in children following SARS-CoV-2 infection, with similar risks observed in those with and without pre-existing congenital heart disease.”

In summary, this study shows a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease in children following SARS-CoV-2 infection, with similar risks observed in those with and without pre-existing congenital heart disease.
·nature.com·
Cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents: cohort study using electronic health records
ANALYSIS: Why are B.C. kids sick all the time? Health experts explain
ANALYSIS: Why are B.C. kids sick all the time? Health experts explain
“The consequences of repeated COVID-19 infections are now becoming clear in B.C., across Canada and around the world”
The consequences of repeated COVID-19 infections are now becoming clear in B.C., across Canada and around the world
·surreynowleader.com·
ANALYSIS: Why are B.C. kids sick all the time? Health experts explain
Plastic Brains, Disabled Kids And Liberal Degeneracy
Plastic Brains, Disabled Kids And Liberal Degeneracy
“One million kids in the US likely developed long covid in 2024. This news comes after virus minimisers were platformed across the media from 2021 claiming that kids had nothing to fear from covid. That parents shouldn’t worry about sending them back to school. That they shouldn’t worry at all about children suffering ill-effects from the virus. Only the weak and the old need fear covid, we were told. Kids, with their strongly developing immune systems, will just absorb the virus, get the antibodies and become immune. That was never true.”
One million kids in the US likely developed long covid in 2024. This news comes after virus minimisers were platformed across the media from 2021 claiming that kids had nothing to fear from covid. That parents shouldn’t worry about sending them back to school. That they shouldn’t worry at all about children suffering ill-effects from the virus. Only the weak and the old need fear covid, we were told. Kids, with their strongly developing immune systems, will just absorb the virus, get the antibodies and become immune. That was never true.
·donotpanic.news·
Plastic Brains, Disabled Kids And Liberal Degeneracy
ANALYSIS: Why are B.C. kids sick all the time? Health experts explain…
ANALYSIS: Why are B.C. kids sick all the time? Health experts explain…
“‘Immunity debt’ provided a simple, easy-to-grasp explanation that was repeated over and over by media, scientists and physicians alike, until it took hold in the population. This is how dis/misinformation spreads. Anyone who pointed out that’s not how the immune system works was drowned out by this loud chorus. To this day, the purely made up and misleading concept of ‘immunity debt’ stubbornly endures.”
Immunity debt” provided a simple, easy-to-grasp explanation that was repeated over and over by media, scientists and physicians alike, until it took hold in the population. This is how dis/misinformation spreads. Anyone who pointed out that’s not how the immune system works was drowned out by this loud chorus. To this day, the purely made up and misleading concept of “immunity debt” stubbornly endures.
·archive.is·
ANALYSIS: Why are B.C. kids sick all the time? Health experts explain…
Overview of COVID-19 Infection, Treatment, and Prevention in Children
Overview of COVID-19 Infection, Treatment, and Prevention in Children

Reviewing pediatric Long Covid studies of 2024 that also discuss school, and prevalence rates fall between 23-28%, meaning that of the children infected with Covid, that percentage develop a serious chronic condition, which includes:

Chronic fatigue

Cognitive impairments (concentration, memory, executive functioning problems)

Chronic cough

Dyspnea

Chronic headaches

Post-exertional malaise

Psychiatric disorders (anxiety, depression, etc)

Orthostatic intolerance (dizziness, light-headedness, heart rate irregularities, POTS)

Sensory disturbances (loss of smell, taste)

Chronic pain, discomfort, weakness

·mdpi.com·
Overview of COVID-19 Infection, Treatment, and Prevention in Children
Long-COVID lingers in children
Long-COVID lingers in children
“New findings show long-COVID affects a significant proportion of children and teens, with symptoms lingering for years and demanding better care strategies.”
New findings show long-COVID affects a significant proportion of children and teens, with symptoms lingering for years and demanding better care strategies.
·news-medical.net·
Long-COVID lingers in children
Long COVID pandemic in the aftermath of the acute phase - Centre for Pandemics and One-Health Research
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.”
·med.uio.no·
Long COVID pandemic in the aftermath of the acute phase - Centre for Pandemics and One-Health Research
Long Covid-19 Weakens Immunity In Children, Increases Risk Of Infections: Study - News18
Long Covid-19 Weakens Immunity In Children, Increases Risk Of Infections: Study - News18

“Children experience weakened immunity and bacterial infections after suffering from long Covid-19 syndrome, a study published in the medical journal Nature has revealed.

Persistent fatigue was the most common symptom in children with long Covid syndrome, while the majority of children often complained about anxiety.”

Children experience weakened immunity and bacterial infections after suffering from long Covid-19 syndrome, a study published in the medical journal Nature has revealed.Persistent fatigue was the most common symptom in children with long Covid syndrome, while the majority of children often complained about anxiety.
·news18.com·
Long Covid-19 Weakens Immunity In Children, Increases Risk Of Infections: Study - News18
Correcting revisionist history:
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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·x.com·
Correcting revisionist history:
Long COVID syndrome in children: neutrophilic granulocyte dysfunction and its correlation with disease severity
Long COVID syndrome in children: neutrophilic granulocyte dysfunction and its correlation with disease severity

Long COVID syndrome in children: neutrophilic granulocyte dysfunction and its correlation with disease severity.

Neutrophil Long COVID syndrome in children: neutrophilic granulocyte dysfunction and its correlation with disease severity.

·nature.com·
Long COVID syndrome in children: neutrophilic granulocyte dysfunction and its correlation with disease severity