Kids keep getting sicker as evidence for COVID immune damage builds
“Through it all, governments and media grasped for any explanation that did not feature the collapse of public health and introduction of a novel virus that harms immune systems.”
TONSILS ARE MAJOR SITES OF PROLONGED SARS-COV-2 INFECTION IN CHILDREN
TONSILS ARE MAJOR SITES OF PROLONGED SARS-COV-2 INFECTION IN CHILDREN
Tracking the clonal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in children and adults with mild/asymptomatic COVID-19
NEW STUDY shows impaired generation of T cell memory responses in children vs adults. The rapid elimination of virus by the immune system reduces the antigen availability and prolonged cytokine exposure needed to generate long-lived cellular immunity.
Colin Furness MISt PhD MPH on Twitter
Detailed analysis thread on Twitter: What do we have today? A ton of unexplained child illness in the first cold/flu season since we let COVID rip. Hmm.
We have known since 2020 that COVID harms interferon production, a protein that your cells release to call the immune system for help when they are attacked.
‘Immunity debt’: Why experts say this new term promotes COVID-19 ‘misinformation’ - National | Globalnews.ca
So why are so many kids experiencing severe illness from seasonal viruses?
Emerging evidence suggests COVID-19 may be to blame
Dr. Lisa Iannattone on Twitter
So it occurred to me that parents should know the warning signs of immunodeficiency in children so that you’ll know when it’s time to ask that your child’s immune system be formally evaluated. These 10 features are all warning signs 🚩 that may warrant further evaluation.
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Opinion: Kids are suffering from COVID in ways we never expected
"What we are likely seeing, he says, is “immunity robbery,” where COVID infection stealthily hobbles the immune system, even in those who don’t suffer severe illness, like many children."
Do you keep getting colds after COVID? Here's what we know about how COVID changes your immune system
"I've had COVID and am constantly getting colds. Did COVID harm my immune system? Am I now at risk of other infectious diseases?"
Viral infections like RSV, the flu, and COVID have one Southern California county declaring a pediatric health emergency. It’s far from alone
“Most kids have had COVID, and there could really be something about COVID affecting children’s immune systems that we haven’t been able to fully understand at this time,” she said.
More than 12,000 students absent from Edmonton schools due to illness
Slowly but surely, media is beginning to introduce post-Covid immune system impairment to explain the tsunami of sick kids in the West.
HLA class I–associated expansion of TRBV11-2 T cells in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Mar 11 2021, Title, HLA class I–associated expansion of TRBV11-2 T cells in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. This paper discusses superantigens in terms of MIS-C in children.
Pnas
A hyperinflammatory syndrome reminiscent of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is observed in severe COVID-19 patients, including children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). TSS is typically caused by pathogenic superantigens stimulating excessive activation of the adaptive immune system.