BBM:
From the above JAMA link dated Nov. 23:
“In addition to respiratory illness, concerns have arisen around multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
13 An Italian series of 10 cases of Kawasaki-like syndrome included 8 patients with antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.
14 New York state has reported more than 100 cases of Kawasaki-like disease, including 3 deaths, among children with COVID-19.
15 Our evolving knowledge of MIS-C suggests that available evidence may be revealing only a partial picture of the effect of COVID-19 in the pediatric population.“
Exactly what I alluded to above, jmo.
All one needs to do is visit the link
here and see that by no mean are kids out of the woods with this. As for rare, what does one consider rare? A hundred kids? A thousand kids? Ten thousand kids? These numbers are increasing. We need to start protecting the children, jmo, even if many may escaped unscathed. We do not know the long term effects fully. And it is evident that some children ARE experiencing them.
Some quick recent examples / See childrens’ stories and some of their effects / one must realize that these are only some of the cases
that we are hearing about:
MIS-C in Atlanta child who had COVID-19 | wtsp.com
Mattapoisett boy battles COVID-19 and MIS-C
Nov. 25, 2020
“Dr. Brian Sard, the chair of pediatrics and director of the Boston Children's Hospital program at St. Luke's, said that MIS-C can present itself after acute COVID-19 exposure has passed. In Cooney's case, MIS-C symptoms of fever and rash followed his mild cold symptoms. Sard said that MIS-C can present itself in a constellation of symptoms similar to those in Kawasaki disease such as red eyes, swollen glands, rash, mucositis, swelling of hands or feet and GI problems.
Xifaras, herself a nurse, said a slew of new symptoms appeared over the next few days.
"It's unnerving because this isn't like an ear infection or strep throat where you know what's next," she said. "Every day there is something new."
BBM:
According to Dr. Reynolds, Cooney's fever improved but then spiked again and he developed a severe pain in his left hip.
The doctors were worried about toxic synovitis, where the soft tissue of a joint becomes inflamed. Cooney was admitted to Boston Children's Hospital to be further treated. Upon being admitted, he tested negative for COVID-19. As of Monday, it was confirmed by rheumatology that he had a mild case of MIS-C
but there is still concern for the residual cardiac effect.“
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YOUNG BOY ON THE UP AND UP FOLLOWING SERIOUS HEALTH SCARE - Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers
Nov. 25, 2020
“Before Zane was admitted, no symptoms of COVID-19 were apparent. Three tests performed came back negative. It wasn’t until a 105-degree fever that Leah knew something was seriously wrong.
A positive antibodies test, however, led doctors to the belief that Zane had multisystem inflammatory syndrome, or MIS-C.
While some eventually improve with medial care, others get worse — as was the case for Zane. With dips in his condition, from swelling to rash, came improvements, to the point of his release from the hospital on Aug. 4.
Today, Zane’s parents say his health is improving
with his organs shrinking and returning to normal.
Doctors continue to closely monitor an enlarged left lung artery and a heart murmur he developed through the illness, however.”
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“Zane has faced several life-threatening issues in his young life,
as Dr. Stan Zuba said MIS-C attacked the young boy’s body so aggressively that there were times he didn’t know if he was going to pull through. But he did, Zuba says, with outstanding and state-of-the-art care and treatment at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.“
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MIS-C in Atlanta child who had COVID-19 | wtsp.com
Nov. 25, 2020
“The Vasey Family thought they had beaten
COVID-19.
It had been a few weeks and they were all feeling great but then Vivian started to get sick again, and they couldn't figure out what was wrong.
"I walk in to her room, and she's in a ball on the floor. And she's like, 'Mommy, my legs don't work. I can't walk,'" said Miranda Vasey.”
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“"MIS-C, we only have data that goes back 10 months. From my understanding, we have only had 15,000 cases.
So we don't know what the long-term effects of this will be on our child," she said.
In Georgia, there have been 83 confirmed cases of the disease according to the health department. Nationwide, there have been 20 pediatric deaths.
While the CDC classifies MIS-C as rare, the doctors treating Vivian told her family they're seeing a kid a week show up with symptoms.
"Parents need to know that kids can get really sick. You can't trust people to do the right thing, and if your child gets COVID-19, you need to have MIS-C on your radar, and you need to know that between two to four weeks later your child can get really sick," she said.”
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MIS-C: What to know about the COVID-19 related illness seen in kids
Nov. 16, 2020
“Twelve-year-old Madilyn Dayton's symptoms began with a headache and body aches.
Two to three days later, she couldn't walk or eat, and rashes appeared all over her body.
Then, she couldn't move at all.
"I remember my mom driving me to the hospital... and then I woke up in the ICU the next morning," she said.“
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Hudson Asche returns home to recover from MIS-C
Nov. 10, 2020
Hudson
“On Hudson's
caringbridge.org page, his mother Dana said
he arrived back home last Sunday night, and he is still feeling "very sick and the doctors explained he is not going to just bounce back but it will take weeks to start feeling better, and close to 6 months before he feels back to normal." Dana said COVID and MIS-C have weakened Hudson and he will be going to physical therapy 2 to 3 times a week.“
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Pediatricians call number of children with COVID "staggering and tragic" - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic
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Southern Indiana boy, 6, hospitalized with rare COVID-related syndrome MIS-C
Long Recovery Ahead For Minn. Teen Who Contracted Rare COVID-Related Syndrome MIS-C
Teen facing long recovery after suffering rare COVID-related syndrome
Little boy who died in Lubbock hospital after MIS-C was 3rd grader from Odessa
WATCH: Covenant Children’s hosts news conference to discuss a rise in cases of MIS-C in West Texas
Research Roundup: COVID; MIS-C; Leukemia; Childhood Cancer
Multi-system inflammatory syndrome, how's related to coronavirus | abc10.com
'My son almost died.' Mom issues warning after son is diagnosed with MIS-C which is connected to COVID-19
A pediatrician at Norton Children's Hospital said they've treated about a dozen children with multi-symptom inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C).
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W. MI child’s death linked to COVID-19 | WOODTV.com
Nov. 21, 2020
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A West Michigan child has died from complications thought to be directly related to coronavirus.”
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“Unfortunately, we’ve been seeing cases of MIS-C at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. It’s a byproduct of coronavirus that we’re not totally sure of the whole connection,” said Dr. Daniel McGee, pediatric hospitalist.
The hospital says it couldn’t give specifics about the child’s age or when the child died.
However, officials say several children have been admitted to the hospital with MIS-C over the last few months.
“We’ve had at least a few patients hospitalized because of it. In the last week, there were at least two,” he said.““
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Florida:
“There were 5,970 pediatric coronavirus cases Monday, compared to 1,657 on October 5
Data shows a rapid increase in pediatric COVID-19 cases since early October”
Experts Concerned About Florida Spike in Child COVID-19 Cases
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Nov. 24
Over 1,000 Children Have Developed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome After Contracting COVID
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Nov. 19
6-year-old diagnosed with MIS-C released from hospital
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Nov. 17
COVID, MIS-C show evidence of liver injury, require long-term monitoring
Higher SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers in patients hospitalized with MIS-C | 2 Minute Medicine
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Nov. 16
A serious illness related to COVID-19 is showing up in Utah kids. Here's what you need to know
MIS-C: What to know about the COVID-19 related illness seen in kids
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Nov. 15
Norfolk hospital has treated 7 children for rare coronavirus-linked syndrome
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“Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1 million infants, children and adolescents have been diagnosed with the illness, according to
data released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association, which are tracking data reported by state health departments.
As of Nov. 12, a total of 1,039,464 children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic. In the one-week period ending Nov. 12th, there were 111,946 new cases in children, which is substantially larger than any previous week in the pandemic. The increase tracks surges in the virus in communities across the U.S.
“As a pediatrician who has practiced medicine for over three decades, I find this number staggering and tragic. We haven’t seen a virus flash through our communities in this way since before we had vaccines for measles and polio,” said AAP President Sally Goza, MD, FAAP. “And while we wait for a vaccine to be tested and licensed to protect children from the virus that causes COVID-19, we must do more now to protect everyone in our communities. This is even more important as we approach winter, when people will naturally spend more time indoors where it is easier for the virus to be transmitted.”
More Than 1 Million Children in U.S. Diagnosed with COVID-19
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“While some cases of the coronavirus tend to be mild for children, more than 1,000 children have developed multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). It’s a rare but serious complication that can occur after
COVID-19 infection.
Four-year-old K.J. Griffin is the first child in the country to receive an experimental treatment for MIS-C. His mom, Talaiyah Stephens, cannot believe she came so close to losing him.”
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“Dr. Allison Eckard, division director of pediatric infectious diseases at Medical University of South Carolina says,
“His body was no longer pumping blood effectively to his vital organs, and they were starting to shut down.”
K.J. received high dose steroids, and aspirin, and plasma, as well as other drugs to help prevent blood clots.
Doctors determined he was also a candidate for an experimental treatment called Remestemcel-L, which uses donor bone marrow cells to regulate the immune system.
“It acts as if that person is making those cells themselves, and so they circulate in the blood and release anti-inflammatory cytokines,” Dr. Eckard says. “The thought is that not only does it turn down inflammation, but it actually repairs some of the damage that’s been done.”“
Over 1,000 Children Have Developed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome After Contracting COVID
Nov. 24, 2020
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Boy under age of 10 becomes Manitoba's youngest COVID-19 victim, 487 new cases reported
Nov. 28, 2020
“An additional 10
deaths due to COVID-19 were announced Saturday by public health officials
including a boy under the age of 10 from Winnipeg, the youngest Manitoba victim since the pandemic began.“
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Experts Concerned About Florida Spike in Child COVID-19 Cases
“It’s estimated at the least that more than 1 million children (under the age of 18) in the U.S. are, or have been, infected with COVID-19.
While kids are often reported to have less severe symptoms, Wheeler said that should not give blanket comfort.
“The concern though is there is still a subset of children who go on to develop more severe symptoms and symptoms that require hospitalization,” Wheeler said.
Kids are often believed to transmit COVID-19 at a lesser rate than adults,
but Wheeler said it is a risk that remains concerning.
Youth will also be a focal point as pharmaceutical companies get closer to releasing a COVID-19 vaccine.
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We need to make sure we’re paying attention to our pediatric population,” Wheeler said. “We have so much focus on adults getting sick and we need to remember that kids are impacted too. Kids aren’t little adults, kids need their own research, their own data, and we need to be cautious.
"While kids are doing well in general with COVID, there are still some getting really sick and we need to be doing everything we can to protect not only our adult population, but to be protecting our kids as well.”“
