Scientists believe they've discovered a potential long COVID biomarker that would be the first “quantifiable indicator” of its kind.

Infections in children tend to be less serious than in adults and "most children with COVID-19 have mild symptoms or have no symptoms at all," according to the CDC.

Coronavirus cases are rising across the United States, as they have every summer since the pandemic began five years ago. Infections are growing or “likely growing” in 26 states and D.C ...

During acute COVID-19 infections, children exhibit plasma signatures similar to those observed in adults with severe COVID-19, which contain markers associated with long-term cardiovascular risk.

Overall, trends in COVID-19 cases continue downward as compared to the last few years, according to long-term data trends in deaths, emergency room visits and positive cases.

During the first 30 months of the COVID-19 pandemic — from March 2020 through August 2022 — serious and potentially preventable illnesses or deaths among children in Ontario, Canada, did not ...

The coronavirus “can still cause a nasty illness and slow you down for a week or so. And there’s still the risk of long covid, especially for more vulnerable groups of people,” he said.