The findings offer clues as to how often post-COVID symptoms occur in young people, and what the risk factors may be.
It’s been clear for some time that post-COVID conditions, also known as long COVID, are more commonly seen in adults than in children, but the true incidence of long COVID in kids was unknown. However, a newhas finally shed some light on how many kids get long COVID, and which pediatric COVID patients are most at risk.
Approximately 9.8% of children who were hospitalized for 48 hours or more reported post-COVID conditions, while 4.6% of those who were discharged from the emergency room reported post-COVID issues. Researchers also found that children who were hospitalized and experienced “severe outcomes” within 14 days were more likely to report symptoms 90 days later than hospitalized children with less serious illness.
“Unfortunately, there are no known therapies for long COVID in children and more research is needed in this area,” Florin said. “However, if symptoms are significant, treatment targeting the symptoms is most important.” Researchers followed a separate group of children who were seen in the ER but tested negative for COVID, and some of these children also reported symptoms such as fatigue, weakness and shortness of breath 90 days after they were seen in the emergency department.
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