Something to think about now that we are in our 3rd year of record levels of infections of pretty much everything.
Children experience weakened immunity and bacterial infections after suffering from long Covid-19 syndrome, a study published in the medical journal Nature has revealed.
Persistent fatigue was the most common symptom in children with long Covid syndrome, while the majority of children often complained about anxiety.
The researchers focused on a type of white blood cell called neutrophils, which plays a crucial role in combating infections, particularly bacterial ones. They discovered that children with long Covid had neutrophils that were functionally impaired.
“For instance, their ability to attack and swallow harmful bacteria such as Staphylococcus was impaired. This might correlate with the rise of multiple bacterial infections that were reported in Western nations among children after the onset of the pandemic," explained Rajeev Jayadevan, chairman, research cell, at the Indian Medical Association’s Kerala wing.
Also there is more evidence that the main long covid symptoms are a result of viral persistance.
And sars-cov-2 spike protein can linger in the brain: New study reveals how lingering spike protein in the brain's borders could explain long-term COVID-19 neurological symptoms and highlight vaccines' protective role.
And neurologic long covid symptoms are disproportionately affects 18-44 year olds.
All of this info has been posted here over the past few years. The warning signs have always been there for all of this. I'm still seeing people blame brain changes in kids on the fucking lockdowns and not the virus that causes brain damage we exposed them all to, repeatedly.
I love how every year now there's a new massive outbreak of an old disease in a new demographic. It's totally super cool and normal.
I wish all this data existed in the form of a big fat heavy hardcover textbook I could throw at people when they question me about why I'm still wearing a mask
I wish there were an R0=358484 lethality=928495 virus that went around and was easily stopped by common surgical masks
called it in 2020
To enhance the accuracy, the authors included both healthy children and those who had recovered without complications from Covid-19. Among the children with long Covid, seven of 10 experienced fatigue, while half had a loss of interest and difficulty concentrating. There was no difference in long Covid symptoms between vaccinated and unvaccinated children.
called this bit in 2021
