March 18, 2021
These children had covid-19. Now, they have long-haul symptoms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/18/virus-longhaul-coronavirus-children/
“A growing number of medical centers — Boston Children’s Hospital, Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, National Jewish Health in Denver and Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville — are setting up multidisciplinary clinics to try to better understand and treat these patients. And a research project funded by the
National Institutes of Health that is getting underway will explore the range of impacts covid-19 has had on children.
“One of the most difficult things about caring for these patients is they have a lot of questions about short- and long-term effects, about what to expect,” said Dongngan Truong, a pediatric cardiologist at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, where Madilyn is being treated. “And right now, we don’t know what to expect.”“
March 22, 2021
MIS-C: Doctors fighting back on rare COVID-19 complication in kids
“Patients will visit the Riley Clinic two weeks after discharge. They'll come back for six-week, six-month and one-year check-ins. At each clinic visit, patients undergo tests to check their heart function and see a cardiologist, rheumatologist and infectious disease specialist.
“It may be overkill right now to follow them that far out but we’re still learning about after-effects,” said Dr. Samina Bhumbra, pediatric infectious disease specialist at Riley’s Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health.”
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“Doctors can’t answer why some people develop this but most do not. They do know MIS-C appears slightly more often in boys. More than two-thirds of those who have been diagnosed have been Latino or Black children. Most children who fall ill are between 1 and 14 years old.
Unlike with an acute COVID-19 infection, the lungs do not tend to be as involved when a child develops MIS-C, Bhumbra said. Instead, because this is an inflammatory disease, the heart tends to be more involved.“
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“At first the doctors thought Richard Barnes had appendicitis.“
March 27, 2021
8 Alaska youths experienced a rare and serious inflammatory syndrome after COVID-19 infections
April 2, 2021
CMU College of Medicine Professors Lead Research into MIS-C in Children - 9 & 10 News
“Now, some professors at Central Michigan University are seeing if saliva could hold the key to preventing severe MIS-C infections.“
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The study is one of just eight fully funded by the National Institutes for Health, looking at ways to quickly identify children at risk for MIS-C.”
April 7, 2021
Most Children Who Developed MIS-C Initially Had Few Signs Of Covid
The study of children who developed the serious inflammatory illness included almost 1,800 cases reported to the CDC from March 2020 through mid-January.
April 12, 2021
COVID-19 cases rising in children, health officials warn of more hospitalizations, MIS-C
Rare COVID-19 complication is putting kids in Michigan's ICUs
April 14, 2021
ADHS: 3 deaths linked to COVID-related condition in kids called MIS-C
“The Arizona Department of Health Services told ABC15 there have been 116 confirmed MIS-C cases in Arizona.
"Every time we had a surge of COVID-19 cases, that surge of COVID-19 cases was followed by a surge of MIS-C cases," said Dr. Wassim Ballan, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Phoenix Children's Hospital.“
Massachusetts:
Mass. releases more data on COVID infections among children as overall active cases decline for second straight day
“The Department of Public Health on Wednesday released new data showing the number of infections confirmed among children younger than 15. Over the last two weeks, 1,235 cases were confirmed in children younger than four; 1,469 infections were confirmed in children between the ages of 5 and 9; and 1,816 infections were confirmed in children between the ages of 10 and 14, according to the latest data from the Department of Public Health.
There were 2,696 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 who came down with COVID over the last two weeks. And 5,942 cases were confirmed among 20-somethings, according to DPH.”
What you need to know about MIS-C, the post-COVID sickness affecting kids
“Doctors at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital say they’re worried a potential spring wave of COVID-19 could bring an accompanying uptick in cases of MIS-C — and, with every case, potential that another child will have fatal complications.
“The worry is that if we are about to experience a fourth wave of COVID, fueled in part by some of these new variants, whether we're going to start seeing increasing numbers over the next couple of weeks,” said Dr. Grant Schulert, who works at Children’s.“
“I didn’t think it was that big of a deal, until my son’s life was plugged into the wall.” Muskegon mother recounts child's battle with MIS-C
April 15, 2021
Mesa mother warns other parents about impact of MIS-C in children
"”With her, it affected her GI system. All of her intestines were inflamed," her mother said.“
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“Raelynn progressively got worse.
"Air in her portal vein to her liver along with two blood clots. There was a surgery that was going to be on board as well. They were going to have to remove her entire colon because that’s how severe it was," Milliman said.
Thankfully because of other treatments, Raelynn didn't have to have that surgery.”
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Milford Boy, 5, Battles COVID-19, And Rare Inflammatory Condition
“All told there have been 25-49 cases of MIS-C in Connecticut, according to the CDC. In the United States there have been 3,185 cases and 36 reported deaths.“
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Stanford begins testing Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on children as young as 2
“As statewide eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine expands to residents 16 and older in California, researchers at Stanford Medicine have set their sights on an even younger group: children ages 2 to 5.
The medical school Wednesday began administering doses to children in the tender age group as part of a larger, three-phase trial of Pfizer-BioNech’s COVID-19 vaccine that will ultimately include children ages 6 months to 12 years.
“We want to protect children just as we want to protect adults from this disease,” said Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, the pediatric infectious diseases expert leading the trial at Stanford. “The goal is to have a pediatric vaccine available for all age groups from 6 months of age to adulthood.”“
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Why are so many babies dying of Covid-19 in Brazil?
“Dr Monte, who treated Lucas, agrees. She says that although MIS cannot be prevented, treatment is much more successful if the condition is diagnosed and treated early.
"The earlier he would have received specialised care, the better," she says. "He arrived at the hospital already critically ill. I believe he could have had a different outcome if we could have treated him earlier."
Jessika now wants to share Lucas's story to help others who may miss critical symptoms.“
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“There is a misconception that children are at zero risk for Covid, says Dr Fatima Marinho, who is also a senior adviser to the international health NGO Vital Strategies. Marinho's research has found that a shockingly high number of children and babies have been affected by the virus.
Between February 2020 and 15 March 2021, Covid-19 killed at least
852 of Brazil's children up to the age of nine, including 518 babies under one year old, according to figures from the Brazilian Ministry of Health. But Dr Marinho estimates that more than twice this number of children died of Covid. A serious problem of underreporting due to lack of Covid testing is bringing the numbers down, she says.
Dr Marinho calculated the excess of deaths by unspecified acute respiratory syndrome during the pandemic, and found that there were 10 times more deaths by unexplained respiratory syndrome than in previous years. By adding these numbers, she estimates that the virus in fact killed 2,060 children under nine years old, including 1,302 babies.“
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“"It hurts to see a child dying without seeing their parents," says Dr Carneiro.“
Unusually high Covid-19 deaths among babies, young children in Brazil. Here’s why
“Brazil has been one of the worst-hit nations by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic but the unusual high deaths among babies have caused immense concerns. Despite overwhelming evidence based on data that Covid-19 rarely turns fatal for children, around 1,300 babies have died from coronavirus, according to a BBC report.“
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BBM:
“According to experts quoted by BBC, Brazil’s sheer number of Covid-19 cases have led to an increase in infection among babies and young children. While Brazil’s official data suggest that Covid-19 killed at least 852 children up to the age of nine, Dr Fatima Marinho, a leading epidemiologist from the University of São Paolo, did research that estimated the virus killed 2,060 children under nine years old, including 1,302 babies.
Marinho told BBC that she is seeing more cases of MIS-C than ever before, highlighting that there is a misconception that children are at a zero risk for Covid-19.“
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