Studies have shown that children infected with the coronavirus rarely experience long-term symptoms, and most people recover within a week. Scientists at King’s College London said that although a small number of people may be chronically ill, they are “rest assured” that the number is very low. Headache and fatigue are the most common symptoms observed.
An expert from the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health said the data reflected what doctors saw in the clinic. Study confirms that children’s risk of contracting coronavirus is extremely low. Compared with adults, children’s risk of contracting coronavirus is much lower.
Many infected people have no symptoms, and those infected tend to be milder. This peer-reviewed study was published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, hoping to understand how Covid affects children and how it compares to other respiratory illnesses.
Its Used data is provided to the UK Zoe Covid Study app by parents or caregivers. The study investigated 1,734 children between the ages of 5 and 17 who reportedly developed symptoms and tested positive for Covid between September 2020 and February 2021. The researchers stated that it is difficult to know during this time because the data recorded by the four British countries are different, but they estimate that more than 400,000 children and young people have tested positive.
One in 20 people (4%) have symptoms that last 4 weeks or more, and 1 in 50 people (2%) have symptoms for more than 8 weeks. The most common symptoms reported were headaches and tiredness. Others include sore throat and loss of smell.
On average, older children have been sick slightly longer than elementary school students. It takes a week for children aged 12-17 to recover, while younger children last for 5 days.
Scientists hope that these findings will reassure family members and verify those who have experienced long-term illnesses.
“Listen to family members”
The team also examined the same number of children who had symptoms but tested negative for the new coronavirus. Only 15 of the
1,734 children had symptoms for at least 28 days, less than one in 100.
Emma Duncan, a professor of clinical endocrinology at King’s College London who participated in the study, said, “carrying “is:” can children get sick for a long time after Covid19? Yes, they can, but this is the case It is not common, and most of these children will improve over time.
“Children may also have long-term symptoms of other diseases. We need to take care of all children with long-term illnesses, whether it is Covid19 or any other illness. ”
Dr. Michael Absoud, Consultant Pediatric Neurological Disorders at Evelina London Children’s Hospital and lead author of the study, said it is important to hear from family members that their children have symptoms.
“If you are concerned about your child, the first thing to do is see your GP and describe his or her specific symptoms,” he explained.
“They can give you information or refer you to a pediatrician. It is important to remember that other things can happen.
” If they think it is related to Covid, then there are NHS clinics committed to giving you advice on how to treat it. This. I hope you can get the funds necessary to support this small group of children. Dr Liz Whittaker, head of infectious diseases at
Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, said: “This study reassures most people about the number of children and youth infected with SarsCoV2 and reflects what pediatricians see in clinical practice.
