Researchers found in their new study that children are not likely to develop long Covid compared to adults who can experience months-lasting symptoms after contracting the infection, leading to a number of health difficulties.
This led to concern about the well-being of children, were they to develop long Covid, and its adverse impacts on their health. But this concern was eased as the study revealed that not all the kids may develop this long Covid.
The study published in Jama Paediatrics noted that the rate of long Covid is incredibly rare in children.
For the research, experts analysed data from 1,026 children with a mean age of 10.5 years and suggested parents to observe the symptoms every two weeks for 76 weeks.
Children who experienced a positive PCR test for a Covid-19 infection, new symptoms that started three months after a positive PCR test for the virus, and signs that lasted for at least eight weeks after they started were considered to have long-Covid.
If four weeks without symptoms passed, then they were considered resolved.
After having Covid-19, the common signs included a sore throat (68%), stuffy nose (62%), headache (52%), cough (42%), fever (42%) and fatigue (35%).
