PORTSMOUTH, N.H. A 9-year-boy old from Fremont is at Massachusetts General Hospital recovering from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children due to COVID. wmur.com/article/nh-boy…
Missouri mom urges parents to consider COVID vaccine after 10-year-old son Dakota nearly dies. “Doctors said we had to pull the plug or put him on the ECMO machine," said mom fox2now.com/news/missouri/…
13 y.o. Giada ‘Gigi’ Rodriguez from Holyoke #Massachusetts passed away from COVID after allegedly coming in contact with the virus at school. Her family is left with a copy of her last heartbeats and an imprint of her hand #SoulsLostToCovidwesternmassnews.com/news/holyoke-f…
Pregnant Georgia woman loses her child after contracting COVID-19. "She tried drinking a soda to make the baby move, then went to the hospital. There, doctors told her baby Jack had no heartbeat and was still-born" wsbtv.com/news/local/pre…
"Kyndal’s doctor worked w/pathologists & discovered COVID severely damaged her placenta, the organ providing oxygen & nutrients to Jack. She said she learned too late, how dangerous the virus is for unborn children & pregnant mothers. She suffered COVID complications for weeks"
17 year-old Sandy Rose from Northern Ohio is encouraging peers to get vaccinated after her own serious battle with COVID resulting in multi-organ failure requiring life support #TheySurvivedCovidnews5cleveland.com/news/continuin…
7 y.o. Waylon Wehrle from Michigan nearly died from COVID. "When he stopped breathing in the back of that ambulance. I remember putting my hand on his chest and saying, ‘Waylon’” #TheySurvivedCovidwwmt.com/news/local/mic…
He was diagnosed with new-onset diabetes and COVID. His brain swelled so much it started pushing on the base of his skull.
Dr. Doug Henry has treated several pediatric COVID cases where the child developed diabetes, which is rare at such a young age.
11 y.o. Hunter Hackney from Wyoming County #Virginia nearly died from COVID. "You can see the outline of a heart in a normal X-ray. His was all white. You couldn't see his heart and his ribs were barely visible" #TheySurvivedCovidwvva.com/2021/11/04/wyo…
6 y.o. Zyaire Bell from Las Vegas #Nevada underwent more than a half-dozen surgeries as doctors worked to save his life as he suffered from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children due to COVID. #TheySurvivedCovidksltv.com/475551/nevada-…
10 y.o. Elijah Berestecky from #Tennessee suffered from MIS-C due to COVID. MIS-C is a serious condition associated with the COVID-19 infection that inflames and attacks children's body parts such as the heart, lungs, and kidneys. #TheySurvivedCovid wrcbtv.com/story/45009115…
Wednesday Lynch contracted COVID when she was 11. She was an all-star cheerleader & straight A student, but one year later she suffers from long-haul COVID memory loss, confusion, brain fog, pain, rashes and seizures. wistv.com/2021/10/10/gir…
9 y.o. Londyn from Bakersfield California had a 104 degree fever & stomach pain mimicking appendicitis, however after surgery her fever persisted. She was then diagnosed with #MISC from COVID & found to have an enlarged heart. She's doing well now. turnto23.com/news/local-new…
At the age of 4, Amelia was one of the first children placed on life support due to multisystem inflammatory syndrome due to COVID. It all comes full circle as Amelia, now 6, gets the Pfizer vaccine. #TheySurvivedCovidabc7chicago.com/multisystem-in…
17 y.o. Channing Jones, senior high school student in Columbus County, North Carolina had been hospitalized since September 8th. He passed away from COVID last month. #SoulsLostToCovidwwaytv3.com/2021/10/19/whi…
13 y.o. Alexx Morris Cooper from #Arkansas is finally home after a 3 month battle against COVID. "It was the little victories, like Alexx's first day without oxygen and his first time sitting up alone, that got Angela through." #TheySurvivedCovidthv11.com/article/news/a…
UPDATE: 16 y.o. Cole Begley left Niswonger Children’s Hospital in #Tennessee where he had remained hospitalized for 70 days. He still requires a machine to help him breathe and has a very long road to recovery ahead #TheySurvivedCovid
An 18 y.o. Claremore #Oklahoma teen is now hoping to care for her younger siblings (15, 14, and 12) after losing their father to COVID six years after losing their mom to cancer. #SoulsLostToCovidnewson6.com/story/61647c59…
OMAHA, Neb - A 9 y.o. Black Elk Elementary student is hospitalized with COVID. Dr. Jim Sutfin, superintendent of Millard Public Schools told parents when staff and students return to Black Elk in 2 weeks, masks will not be required. wowt.com/2021/11/02/bla…wowt.com/2021/11/05/fam…
In Texas, 16-year-old Haylee Richard from Denison High School is home with her family after spending 3 weeks in the ICU battling Covid. #TheySurvivedCovidkxii.com/2021/10/14/den…
TULSA, Okla. - A Broken Arrow family is concerned after their 4 y.o. son is hospitalized w/COVID. ktul.com/news/local/bro…
2 y.o. Adrian James from Mt. Vernon, Illinois, spent five days on a ventilator while battling COVID-19. #TheySurvivedCovid
6 y.o. Hattie Lucille Shell from Tennessee was on life support due to MISC from COVID, which was then complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, an aggressive life-threatening syndrome of excess immune activation. #TheySurvivedCovidthedailybeast.com/inside-tenness…
15 y.o. Jhamorius Rollins, Marion HS football player in SC was almost placed on life support due to COVID. "He looked me in my face and he said, yes I almost put him on a ventilator & that is what really shook me to my core. To my soul" #TheySurvivedCovidwpde.com/news/local/15-…
11 y.o. Brennah Gurganious from Southeast #Texas was placed on life support due to COVID. “It doesn't matter how healthy you are, how active you are, what age you are,” said mom. “It does not discriminate.” #TheySurvivedCovid12newsnow.com/article/news/l…
17 y.o. Kendra James, senior at Boonville High School in #Indiana was placed on life support at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. “COVID had started it and from that it was just tearing apart her lungs, she’s got tears in her lungs.” #TheySurvivedCovid14news.com/2021/09/03/boo…
5 y.o. Jhonas Lester from Tampa Bay #Florida was hospitalized in the ICU for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome #MISC, which damaged his heart. “They’ve had to do multiple tests because his heart has been mostly affected out of all the organs.” wesh.com/article/myster…
Less than a month after 18 y.o. Elijah “E.J.” Johnson scored two touchdowns in his first high school game of the season, his mom says he’s fighting to breathe due to COVID pneumonia complicated by blood clots. He's admitted to a pediatric ICU in Missouri kansascity.com/news/state/mis…
In Slidell, Louisiana vaccinated parents Gina Allen & her husband lived a nightmare. Her 4 kids, all under 12 tested + for COVID. Her 5 mo baby girl & 2 y.o son were hospitalized. The 5 mo. old was on an assisted breathing machine. #TheySurvivedCovidwdsu.com/article/its-ju…
3 y.o. Aurora Cannon from Tulsa #Oklahoma battled COVID-19 in The Children's Hospital at Saint Francis. She was released after a 12-day stay. #TheySurvivedCovid
School board meeting in Houston Texas in August 2021. "I can tell you, anyone here who thinks children do not get COVID—there are children who have died this week in the Texas Medical Center...There are children dying in our ICUs."
9 y.o. Blair Muric from Maryville #Tennessee was on life support at East Tennessee Children's Hospital due to the COVID. “Her heart was trying to give out, so we had the talk of the DNR and just talks that I didn't want to have." #TheySurvivedCovidwbir.com/article/news/h…
In #Kentucky, a Paducah mother advocates masking and vaccination after her 11 y.o. daughter was hospitalized with COVID-19. Her mom checked her oxygen levels and said they went from 97% to 79% at one point. #TheySurvivedCovidwpsdlocal6.com/coronavirus_ne…
11 y.o. Levi Quartucci from Wimberley #Texas contracted COVID three days after starting 6th grade. His oxygen levels were so low that he needed hi flow oxygen. His vaccinated mom had a mild breakthrough case. Levi is back in school. #TheySurvivedCovidkxan.com/news/local/hay…
Shortly after 14 y.o. Daniel Salinas recovered from COVID, his behavior began to change. He developed a migraine, then began talking to himself. He was rushed to UC Irvine #California and diagnosed with COVID psychosis. #TheySurvivedCovidlosangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/08/09/exc…
9 y.o. Makenna from Palm Coast Florida is recovering after being hospitalized for a week with COVID-19 complications, where she required oxygen and a blood transfusion. #TheySurvivedCovidmynews13.com/fl/orlando/new…
8 y.o. Xitlali Vasquez’s heart stopped beating for several seconds. Her parents drove her to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles where fevers caused delirium. She developed heart inflammation & type 1 diabetes due to COVID. #TheySurvivedCovidnews.yahoo.com/covid-related-…
7 months ago, Avella Bauer from Minnesota was an active 8 y.o., then began losing her ability to see, speak and move due to Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) from COVID #TheySurvivedCovidfox5atlanta.com/news/bloomingt…
15 y.o. Brandon Moya was hospitalized 13 days at Golisano Children’s Hospital in Florida due to COVID. He required high-flow oxygen and Bipap. "I never felt so helpless," said his mother #TheySurvivedCovidwinknews.com/2021/09/10/15-…
Angelica Lara, high school student from Elmore City, Oklahoma recently lost her mother to an illness months after her father and 18 y.o. sister died from COVID; before vaccines were available to the general public
11 y.o. Madison Carey from Tamworth, England was placed on life support due to Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome due to Covid. Madison recovered but her parents want to warn other families of the signs to look out for #TheySurvivedCovid#MISCdailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
Demand for small child-sized coffins increases as Indonesian parents mourn their children lost to COVID-19 after a Delta variant surge #SoulsLostToCovid
🇮🇹19 y.o. Italian footballer Marco Tampwo passed away from a suspected heart attack after testing positive for COVID. He was isolating at his family home in Mentana, near Rome #SoulsLostToCovidthesun.ie/sport/football…
A reminder that children can have coinfections. 4 month old, Hudson Hooten was coinfected with COVID and RSV. He improved with oxygen and great care in an ICU at Children's Medical Center Dallas. #TheySurvivedCovidfox4news.com/news/north-tex…
Indiana Pastors Russell & Beverly Hylton, opened their home to two teens Antoine and Nina Cooper, after their mother died in July from COVID. Their mom, Belinda, served in the Hylton’s church for years and the children grew up there. fox59.com/news/indy-past…
Belinda Rivers from Indianapolis #Indiana passed away from COVID in July 2021 after contracting the virus during Memorial Day weekend. She is survived by her children Antoine and Nina Cooper. #SoulsLostToCovidcbs4indy.com/news/indy-past…
13 y.o. Trevor Shupe from Salt Lake City #Utah developed MISC due to COVID and medevaced alone to a Children’s Hospital for low blood pressure. "I think the really concerning thing for us is they say COVID doesn’t really affect children” #TheySurvivedCovidfox13now.com/news/local-new…
Sophia Villarraga was hospitalized in Miami for COVID a week shy of her 12th birthday. Her parents did everything right, they were both vaccinated & wore masks #TheySurvivedCovidwsvn.com/news/local/mia…
5 y.o. Wyatt Gary Gibson from Dalton #Georgia died from a stroke and pneumonia due to COVID. His father is a deputy with the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office. #SoulsLostToCovid
17 y.o. Jose Luis Chavez from Brownsville #Texas contracted COVID in September then spent 5 months in the hospital on ECMO. He survived after receiving a double lung transplant. #TheySurvivedCovid6abc.com/covid-vaccine-…
This mother went from a QAnon believer to a state vaccine advocate — and yesterday, her immunocompromised daughter was one of the first children in Louisiana to get vaccinated against COVID
🇨🇷Costa Rican officials said on Friday that they would require Covid-19 vaccinations for people under 18 “to safeguard the best interests” of children, becoming one of the first countries to implement such a mandate. nytimes.com/2021/11/06/wor…
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🧵@WHO updates on the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last week we saw an 8% increases in cases detected with more than 11 million reported, despite a significant reduction of testing occurring worldwide @mvankerkhove
99.9% of sequences provided in the last 30 days are #Omicron. Among those ~75% are BA.2 & 25% BA.1. All of these are variants of concern. However, our ability to track Omicron is compromised because testing is reduced. You can't sequence those who you do not test! @mvankerkhove
COVID-19 vaccines remain incredibly effective at preventing severe disease and death, including against Omicron @mvankerkhove
Omicron is a deadly virus. 28-year-old James Perkinson from Greenbrier #Tennessee was hospitalized at Vanderbilt December 23, 2021 and recently weaned off ECMO. He contracted COVID two days before his scheduled vaccination #TheySurvivedCovid
28 y.o. James Perkinson from Greenbrier #Tennessee would have died from the Omicron variant without ECMO. "I have to pretty much start over again. Learn how to walk, move my arms, eat, drink, everything. I'm back at square one." #TheySurvivedCovid
28 y.o. James Perkinson from Greenbrier #Tennessee has a minimum 9 month recovery after nearly dying from the Omicron variant. Interviewed by @ReporterGoodman
COVID-19 damages the endothelium of blood vessels in the body, which promotes the formation of blood clots. 50% of pulmonary embolisms due to COVID are not associated with deep vein thrombosis. Dr. George Chrysant Interventional Cardiologist in Oklahoma City #TheySurvivedCovid
COVID-19 is a systemic disease, which means that it can affect any organ in the body. The virus may directly attack an organ or indirectly affect the organ by damage to the blood vessels supplying it.
COVID is a systemic disease
It attacks the
Heart ➡️myocarditis
Lungs ➡️pneumonia
Brain➡️ seizures
GI ➡️ diarrhea ➡️ renal failure
It forms blood CLOTS in vessels
Lungs➡️pulmonary embolism
Heart➡️heart attack
Brain➡️stroke
Kidney➡️ renal failure➡️dialysis
Leg artery➡️amputation
Omicron is a deadly virus. Former UFC star 41 y.o. Chris "The Crippler" Leben from San Diego CA is recovering from COVID after being on life support. He declined to talk about his vaccination status. This was his second battle with COVID #TheySurvivedCovid10news.com/news/local-new…
“I was ready to tap out, and the reason I didn’t tap is because of my child … If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have had the fight to get through those days,” said Leben.
There is a disinformation campaign that young people are not affected by COVID-19 and that #Omicron is mild. These are both incorrect. Vaccination against COVID-19 protects against severe disease.
44 y.o. Tom Urey from Townville Pennsylvania died from COVID in December 2021. His wife, Mandy, 32, died 4 weeks later. #SoulsLostToCovid
“There are days I’d like to sit and cry and drown,” said grandma, “but I have two little boys to raise.... People should get vaccinated.... it could prevent you from getting it so bad that you wind up on a ventilator and possibly losing your life.”
There's no doubt that cases of COVID are decreasing, which is great! However to truly capture the seriousness of the current surge we must end the reclassification of COVID-19 hospitalizations based upon testing positive. I applaud this hospital system for at least providing an *
You should still be counted as a COVID-19 hospitalization after you test negative