Long COVID-19 is rare in kids, but it does occur in a small percentage of cases. These are the signs to watch for in children:
-19.” Most children who catch COVID-19 have either no symptoms or minor ones that only last a short time. In a study published by, fewer than 1 in 20 children who tested positive had COVID-19 side effects that lasted longer than 4 weeks. By 8 weeks, most self-reported symptoms in children seemed to ease. A slightly larger study reported in thefound that about 1 in 25 children reported at least one symptom that lasted longer than 12 weeks.
We need more studies on long-term COVID-19 symptoms in both vaccinated and unvaccinated children to draw firm conclusions. Based on what we now know, it’s unlikely that your child will have this prolonged condition. But it’s still important to understand how it could affect them.Experts don’t yet know what causes some kids to have long-term COVID-19 symptoms.
Your child may have a variety of side effects after a case of COVID-19. Experts at King’s College London used caretaker-reported data from 1,734 children aged 5-17 to track the most common long-term symptoms in kids. From September 2020 to February 2021, the most frequent symptoms included:
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