Thread by @LongCovidKids

What do we know about #LongCovidKids ?

We know that at least 8% of secondary age & at least 7% of primary age kids who get #COVID19 will get #LongCovid.

A quarter of children hospitalised still have symptoms at 8.5 mths

#LongHaulers

https://twitter.com/Dr2NisreenAlwan/status/1410977653788659713

We know that #longcovidkids often report feeling brighter after 2-3 wks post #COVID19 infection & then develop #longcovid symptoms wks 4-6.
With the longest gap between infection & symptoms reported at 8mths.

Kids 🤒 in March 2020 are still reporting new symptoms.

What else do we know about #LongCovidKids ? We know that the top 10 symptoms reported in our survey are;

🚨 Gastrointestinal Issues
🚨 Chest Pain
🚨 Headaches
🚨 Fatigue
🚨 Joint / Muscle Aches Pain
🚨 Sore Throat
🚨 Dizziness
🚨 Rashes
🚨 Mood Changes
🚨 Nausea

#Kids

What do we know about
#longcovidkids?

Lets be honest with ourselves

🚨Its Russian Roulette🚨

The best way to prevent COVID harm is to prevent COVID infection in the first place

Unless you're a gambler, in which case go for it #Piers #COVIDisAirborne

We know that #longcovidkids children also report 90+ other symptoms inc;

⚠️ Brain Fog
⚠️ Concentration Difficulties
⚠️ Nerve Pain
⚠️ Insomnia
⚠️ Visual Disturbances
⚠️ Tinnitus
⚠️ Paralysis
⚠️ Parosmia
⚠️ Seizures
⚠️ and more

We know that #COVID19 persists in the gut and the brain and wonder if this can be attributed to the relapsing and remitting symptom patters that many families report.
We also know that some kids suffer consistently and are unable to find much relief.

longcovidkids.org/long-covid-kid…

We know that research is happening around the world 🌍 to help discover the mechanisms of #longcovid with many researchers and experts specifically focusing on #longcovidkids .

@lizWWyld @surf4children @DrMunblit @Tim_R_Nicholson @resiapretorius

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