11 y.o. Theo from Hart Michigan was critically ill from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children #MISC “He was an active, healthy 11-year-old boy," said mom “He could have had a heart attack at 11 years old.” #TheySurvivedCovidfox17online.com/news/morning-n…
“The most feared consequence of having MIS-C is actually that the heart does not function appropriately and the blood pressure can drop to life-threatening levels, Helen Devos Children’s Hospital pediatric infectious diseases specialist Dr. Rosemary Olivero said"
His body first broke out in a rash, which was followed by a fever.
Helen Devos Children’s Hospital is now seeing 4-5 cases of MIS-C a week in kids.
Doctors say vaccinations are very effective at not only decreasing the risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 but also for preventing MIS-C.
🇧🇷 7 y.o. Gael Oliveira Clímaco from Goiânia #Brazil became ill from COVID, just before vaccines arrived in the state. He was born with cerebral palsy and at higher risk. He died from COVID on January 19, 2022. #SoulsLostToCovidmetropoles.com/brasil/crianca…
Gael is the son and grandson of professors at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG). His father Humberto Assis Clímaco is a professor at the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics (IME).
Gael's grandparents are also professors at the institution: Arlene Carvalho de Assis Clímaco and José César Teatini de Souza Clímaco.
27 y.o. Crystal Hernandez from Texas was 25 weeks pregnant when she became critically ill from COVID-19. Baby Koda survived and is in the NICU, but mom died leaving 6 children. She was not vaccinated. #SoulsLostToCovidstar-telegram.com/news/nation-wo…
“Me and my wife, we talked about it [vaccination],” Rico told the Houston TV station. “
“She was pregnant and so she had some concerns. It all happened so fast and it was being pushed on us very fast and she just didn’t want — she didn’t feel comfortable and so I wasn’t going to go against her wishes.”
"Areeb was taken to King George Hospital after collapsing and first suffering Covid symptoms in July."
"Her oxygen levels were below half and her parents were told she was critically ill and would have to be transferred to Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge for treatment called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - described as a "last hope" for Covid patients."
🧵One of the great UNKNOWNS about the Omicron variant is the impact on children 4 weeks AFTER infection.
Before #Omicron 6,431 children in the U.S. were hospitalized for multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MISC) due to COVID & 55 of those kids died. Kids with MISC are SICK & require ICU care, often with blood pressure support, steroids, blood thinners, and sometimes life support
MISC is an inflammatory reaction in the body that develops about 4 weeks after infection with COVID. Each rise in COVID infection has been followed by an increase in #MISC 4 weeks later. covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra…
This article published in June 2021 discussed two NIH-supported studies confirming SARS-CoV-2 can target and impair the body’s insulin-producing cells.
Type 1 diabetes occurs when beta cells in the pancreas don’t secrete enough insulin to allow the body to metabolize food optimally after a meal. As a result of this insulin insufficiency, blood glucose levels go up, the hallmark of diabetes.
13 month old Piper from Cleveland, Tennessee was co-infected with COVID-19 and rhinovirus. As a result, she developed seizures and "at one point she stopped breathing." #TheySurvivedCovidnews4sanantonio.com/news/nation-wo…
After an EXPENSIVE hospitalization, consisting of several tests, including an MRI, Piper returned home on New Years Eve.
Meanwhile, at a time when the omicron variant is surging, Tennessee health officials say they will no longer provide daily COVID-19 data releases starting this week.