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 Post subject: Long Covid in Children.
 Post Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 4:02 pm 
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This is quite disturbing, I knew chidren were affected but there was so little evidence, until now...
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Data on long Covid in UK children is cause for concern, scientists say
With lack of vaccinations and schools in England set to reopen cases must not be ignored, experts warn


Scientists have warned that emerging data on long Covid in children should not be ignored given the lack of a vaccine for this age group, but cautioned that the evidence describing these enduring symptoms in the young is so far uncertain.

Recently published data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has caused worry. The data suggest that 13% of under 11s and about 15% of 12- to 16-year-olds reported at least one symptom five weeks after a confirmed Covid-19 infection. ONS samples households randomly, therefore positive cases do not depend on having had symptoms and being tested.

With schools in England poised to reopen on Monday – Prof Christina Pagel, a member of the Independent Sage committee and director of clinical operational research at University College London – in a Twitter post suggested that although emerging data on long Covid in children was uncertain, it should not be ignored, particularly given there was no licensed vaccine for these age groups, and there probably won’t be until the end of this year or early next year...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/mar/02/long-covid-uk-children-date-cause-concern-scientists-say

cf. A UK support group for parents of children suffering from Long Covid:
Long Covid Kids
https://www.longcovidkids.org/


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