Risk of long Covid in kids doubles after second infection: Study
Summary
A study found that children and adolescents are twice as likely to experience long Covid after a second infection compared to a single infection, with particular risks such as myocarditis and blood clots increasing significantly.
Key Points
- Children and adolescents have twice the risk of long Covid after a second Covid infection compared to their first infection.
- Myocarditis risk triples and blood clots risk more than doubles after a second Covid infection in children.
- Researchers analyzed electronic health records from over 465,000 children and adolescents between January 2022 and October 2023 during the Omicron variant period.
- The study is part of the NIH-funded RECOVER Initiative involving 40 U.S. children’s hospitals to investigate long-term effects of COVID in youth.
