Children get long Covid, too, and it can show up in unexpected ways
Authors: Jen Christensen, Fri May 6, 2022 CNN November 10 is a day Kim Ford remembers too well. It was the day last year when her 9-year-old son, Jack, was…[...]
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SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination-Associated Myocarditis in Children Ages 12-17: A Stratified National Database Analysis
Authors: RALPH TURCHIANO SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 • Abstract Establishing the rate of post-vaccination cardiac myocarditis in the 12-15 and 16-17-year-old population in the context of their COVID-19 hospitalization risk is critical…[...]
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Long COVID in Children
Observations From a Designated Pediatric Clinic Authors: Ashkenazi-Hoffnung, Liat MD*,†; Shmueli, Einat MD*,†; Ehrlich, Shay MD*,†; Ziv, Adi MD*,†; Bar-On, Ophir MD*,†; Birk, Einat MD*,†; Lowenthal, Alexander MD*,†; Prais, Dario…[...]
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Spotting Long COVID Symptoms in Children
Authors: Katie Sweeney Published on November 17, 2021 Categories: COVID-19, Hospital Programs It’s one of the more mysterious aspects of COVID-19—a condition called long COVID. While most people recover from the virus within two to…[...]
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What Happens When Kids Get Long COVID?
Authors: KATHY KATELLA NOVEMBER 2, 2021 Yale’s pediatric post-COVID program provides care, while doctors aim to learn more. Doctors are working to understand why some children and adolescents who get COVID-19 make…[...]
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Children with long covid
Authors: Helen Thomson New Sci. 2021 Feb 27; 249(3323): 10–11.Published online 2021 Mar 3. doi: 10.1016/S0262-4079(21)00303-1PMCID: PMC7927578PMID: 33686318 Abstract Almost half of children who contract covid-19 may have lasting symptoms, which should factor into decisions…[...]
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Study: Myocarditis risk 37 times higher for children with COVID-19 than uninfected peers
Authors: Melissa Jenco, News Content Editor August 31, 2021 The risk of myocarditis for children under 16 years is 37 times higher for those infected with COVID-19 than those who…[...]
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Why are we vaccinating children against COVID-19?
Authors: Ronald N.Kostoffa DanielaCalinab DarjaKanducc Michael B.Briggsd Panayiotis Vlachoyiannopoulose Andrey A.Svistunovf AristidisTsatsakisg Highlights • Bulk of COVID-19 per capita deaths occur in elderly with high comorbidities. •Per capita COVID-19 deaths…[...]
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Myocarditis Cases Reported After mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccination in the US From December 2020 to August 2021
Authors: Matthew E. Oster, MD, MPH; David K. Shay, MD, MPH; John R. Su, MD, PhD, MPH; Julianne Gee, MPH; C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH; Karen R. Broder, MD; Kathryn…[...]
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COVID virus linked with headaches, altered mental status in hospitalized kids
Authors: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Peer-Reviewed Publication PITTSBURGH, Jan. 21, 2022 – Of hospitalized children who tested or were presumed positive for SARS-CoV-2, 44% developed neurological symptoms, and these kids were…[...]
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