Another reason why long COVID was not taken seriously in children is that "the symptoms associated with long COVID in children were not properly defined," Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, director of the Center ...

A sweeping new study has uncovered a powerful connection between long COVID and the challenges people face in everyday life.

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

Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., federal officials may withdraw an endorsement for the vaccine in younger children.

Infants, toddlers and preschoolers exhibit symptoms of long COVID, but the symptoms can be different and more difficult to identify in these children, according to Rutgers Health research. The new ...

About 15% of preschool-age children developed long COVID with symptoms like a dry cough, daytime sleepiness, and low energy. Older kids can get long COVID, too.

The assumption that children and teenagers would recover completely from COVID has been shattered by mounting evidence that their developing respiratory systems are uniquely vulnerable to long ...

It is true that on average children have milder COVID-19 infections and develop long COVID less commonly than adults. However, milder does not mean mild, and less common does not mean uncommon.

Co-author Larisa Hockey, of Long COVID Kids New Zealand, says the findings show that COVID-19 has had a measurable and ongoing impact on many children's health in New Zealand.