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Our Database now has over 500 articles about covid and kids (Spoiler - it is not good for them to catch over and over again). They are all either peer-reviewed or peer-reviewed adjacent (ie: they quote/cite peer-reviewed articles).
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November 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Our Database now has over 500 articles about covid and kids (Spoiler - it is not good for them to catch over and over again). They are all either peer-reviewed or peer-reviewed adjacent (ie: they quote/cite peer-reviewed articles).
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"Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 diagnosis..."
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Vascular and inflammatory diseases after COVID-19 infection and vaccination in children and young people in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study using linked electronic health recor...
Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases
up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 diagnosis and higher risk of rare myocarditis
or pericarditis up to 4 week...
www.thelancet.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 diagnosis..."
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"... the risk of myocarditis was more than twice as high after infection than after vaccination."
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Covid raises risk of heart issues in children more than vaccination
Getting covid-19 for the first time slightly increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots and bleeding disorders among children, whereas being vaccinated against the virus was much safer and ...
www.newscientist.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"... the risk of myocarditis was more than twice as high after infection than after vaccination."
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"COVID-19 infection during pregnancy has been associated with increased risks of preterm birth, stillbirth, intrauterine growth restriction, requiring care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), & adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes."
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COVID-19 infection during pregnancy is associated with higher rates of autism and neurodevelopmental diagnoses
A recent study found that infection with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of autism and neurodevelopment disorders. This is yet another reason why vaccination during pregna
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November 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
"COVID-19 infection during pregnancy has been associated with increased risks of preterm birth, stillbirth, intrauterine growth restriction, requiring care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), & adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes."
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"COVID-19 vaccination can lower the risk of long COVID by preventing infection, reducing disease severity, and perhaps by mitigating the longer-term pathophysiologic response to infection, the researchers said."
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COVID vaccination cuts risk of long-term symptoms in teens by over a third, data suggest
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
"COVID-19 vaccination can lower the risk of long COVID by preventing infection, reducing disease severity, and perhaps by mitigating the longer-term pathophysiologic response to infection, the researchers said."
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"The risk repeated COVID infections can pose to children’s health... is 'no longer murky.' He urges parents to take precautions, including masks, vaccinations & advocating for well-maintained & properly calibrated ventilation systems in schools."
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This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"The risk repeated COVID infections can pose to children’s health... is 'no longer murky.' He urges parents to take precautions, including masks, vaccinations & advocating for well-maintained & properly calibrated ventilation systems in schools."
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"Persistent symptoms have been observed following SARS-CoV-2 infection across all ages and severities, often impairing daily functioning and health-related quality of life"
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Frontiers | Exploring long COVID in pediatric patients: clinical insights from a long COVID clinic
BackgroundLong COVID describes the persistence or recurrence of symptoms beyond the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection and is increasingly recognized in chi...
www.frontiersin.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"Persistent symptoms have been observed following SARS-CoV-2 infection across all ages and severities, often impairing daily functioning and health-related quality of life"
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"...the Biden Administration oversaw a failed 'back to normal' vaccine-only strategy... This did not end well for countless kids. Months later, parents began to complain that their kids were now constantly sick all of the time."
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ANSWERED: Does COVID-19 Impact the Immune System?
A Compilation of Medical Research (45+ Studies)
www.panaccindex.info
November 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"...the Biden Administration oversaw a failed 'back to normal' vaccine-only strategy... This did not end well for countless kids. Months later, parents began to complain that their kids were now constantly sick all of the time."
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St John's pediatrician, Dr. Hall "says a recent study that looked at long covid in children found that it's the most common chronic illness in that demographic. He says this is important for doctors to be aware of & others at the event agreed."
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Long COVID is underdiagnosed, researchers say, and there’s work to be done to change that
St. John’s hosted the 2025 Canadian Symposium on Long COVID earlier this month, a gathering of top researchers, clinicians, and people living with long COVID. As the CBC’s Adam Walsh reports, those on...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
St John's pediatrician, Dr. Hall "says a recent study that looked at long covid in children found that it's the most common chronic illness in that demographic. He says this is important for doctors to be aware of & others at the event agreed."
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"If a student is experiencing challenges in their education due to Long COVID, it is important to provide them with the necessary support to ensure equal access to learning opportunities."
*US site, but much of the information is relevant elsewhere.
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Schools and Accommodations
Supporting Students with Long COVID Welcome to Our Resource Hub for Schools and Long COVID If a student is experiencing challenges in their education due to Long COVID, it is important to provide them...
longcovidfamilies.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"If a student is experiencing challenges in their education due to Long COVID, it is important to provide them with the necessary support to ensure equal access to learning opportunities."
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"Early recognition of MIS-C with rapid escalation of care post IVIG administration is needed to prevent morbidity and mortality."
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19: a case report and literature review
Given the rarity of multisystem inflammatory syndrome related to COVID-19 (MIS-C). This case report highlights the high index of suspicion to diagnose MIS-C in a child who presented with symptoms sugg
www.panafrican-med-journal.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Early recognition of MIS-C with rapid escalation of care post IVIG administration is needed to prevent morbidity and mortality."
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"Hundreds of London schools are set to receive new air quality filters in a £2.7m scheme designed to reduce pollution in classrooms and protect children's health."
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London schools to get filters to cut classroom air pollution
City Hall says it is paying for about 200 schools to receive classroom air quality filters.
www.bbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"Hundreds of London schools are set to receive new air quality filters in a £2.7m scheme designed to reduce pollution in classrooms and protect children's health."
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"Whichever figure you use, the numbers are enormous, rivaling conditions like ADHD and autism as one of the most common chronic diseases in American youth today."
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Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.
www.rollingstone.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
"Whichever figure you use, the numbers are enormous, rivaling conditions like ADHD and autism as one of the most common chronic diseases in American youth today."
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"'When women are infected during pregnancy, the risks of complications increase significantly, particularly for preterm birth and both maternal and infant morbidity and mortality,' the researchers wrote."
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Study finds no link between mRNA COVID vaccines early in pregnancy and birth defects
www.cidrap.umn.edu
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"'When women are infected during pregnancy, the risks of complications increase significantly, particularly for preterm birth and both maternal and infant morbidity and mortality,' the researchers wrote."
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"Get angry that your government knows that Long COVID is now the leading chronic illness among children & it is doing nothing but continuing to force a long-disproven narrative down your throat: it’s fine. It’s safe for children to get COVID."
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Beyond all reason
Long COVID patients are constantly harangued about our requests for COVID safety. Yet what we're asking for is far less than what we're called on to do to survive.
www.thegauntlet.news
October 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Get angry that your government knows that Long COVID is now the leading chronic illness among children & it is doing nothing but continuing to force a long-disproven narrative down your throat: it’s fine. It’s safe for children to get COVID."
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"...this study provides evidence that paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm & affects offspring phenotypes. These findings have public-health implications & inform further research in males affected by COVID-19, & their offspring."
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Paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm small noncoding RNAs and increases anxiety in offspring in a sex-dependent manner - Nature Communications
Whether paternal pre-conceptual SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm RNA content, or effects offspring phenotypes, has not been previously investigated. Here authors report changes in sperm noncoding RN...
www.nature.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"...this study provides evidence that paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm & affects offspring phenotypes. These findings have public-health implications & inform further research in males affected by COVID-19, & their offspring."
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"Studies have shown that every infection of COVID-19, regardless of the severity, significantly increases one’s risk of developing a post-COVID-19 condition."
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How to be a student when you have long COVID
Long COVID can upend the lives of those who have it—when you’re a student, it can be even harder
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October 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"Studies have shown that every infection of COVID-19, regardless of the severity, significantly increases one’s risk of developing a post-COVID-19 condition."
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"Children and adolescents face a significantly higher risk of various PASC outcomes after reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings add to previous evidence linking paediatric long COVID to multisystem effects..."
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Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study
Children and adolescents face a significantly higher risk of various PASC outcomes
after reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings add to previous evidence linking
paediatric long COVID to multisyst...
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October 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Children and adolescents face a significantly higher risk of various PASC outcomes after reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings add to previous evidence linking paediatric long COVID to multisystem effects..."
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"These findings reinforce an urgent message that children and adolescents can develop long COVID not only after an initial infection, but also after reinfection. The public health implications are substantial."
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Long COVID is here to stay—even in children
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex,
multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact
the daily life of those...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"These findings reinforce an urgent message that children and adolescents can develop long COVID not only after an initial infection, but also after reinfection. The public health implications are substantial."
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"The kids are back in school & so is COVID-19. According to B.C.’s wastewater surveillance program, not a lot of people are sick with influenza A or B, or RSV right now, but COVID-19 cases are starting to tick upwards."
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Flu and COVID Vaccines Coming Soon to BC Pharmacies | The Tyee
They’ve also been ‘well supplied’ with rapid antigen test kits for this year.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
"The kids are back in school & so is COVID-19. According to B.C.’s wastewater surveillance program, not a lot of people are sick with influenza A or B, or RSV right now, but COVID-19 cases are starting to tick upwards."
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"After a second COVID-19 infection, the risk of myocarditis was found to triple relative to the risk seen after the initial infection. This points to the potential for escalating cardiovascular complications in children upon reinfection..."
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Second COVID-19 Infection Doubles Risk of Long COVID in Children, Study
A groundbreaking study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has unveiled alarming new evidence regarding the risks posed by COVID-19 reinfections in children and adolescents. Challenging
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October 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"After a second COVID-19 infection, the risk of myocarditis was found to triple relative to the risk seen after the initial infection. This points to the potential for escalating cardiovascular complications in children upon reinfection..."
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"She also advocated for children with Long COVID, citing a recent JAMA resource that stated the disease affected nearly six million children and was the most common pediatric health problem in the U.S."
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Violet Affleck advocates for children with Long COVID, masks, and clean indoor air at United Nations event - The Sick Times
During today’s United Nations (UN) event “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action,” advocate Violet Affleck spoke about how clean air and masking are vital tools to address the ongoing COVID-19 pa...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"She also advocated for children with Long COVID, citing a recent JAMA resource that stated the disease affected nearly six million children and was the most common pediatric health problem in the U.S."
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"Neuropsychiatric symptoms, impaired visual perception, and gray matter volume differences are evident in pediatric long COVID cases."
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Long-term influence of pediatric long COVID syndrome on the visual perception and neuropsychiatric symptoms
Long COVID presents with a wide range of persistent symptoms and durations following
COVID-19 infection. However, data on children and adolescents remain limited. This
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October 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"Neuropsychiatric symptoms, impaired visual perception, and gray matter volume differences are evident in pediatric long COVID cases."
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"Children represent a particularly vulnerable group to the long-term consequences of COVID-19 due to their ongoing neurodevelopment."
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Brain Microstructural Alterations in Children Post‐COVID‐19 Infection Through VBM, SBM, and Structural Covariance Network Analysis
Background Children represent a particularly vulnerable group to the long-term consequences of COVID-19 due to their ongoing neurodevelopment. This study aimed to identify transient and persistent s...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Canada.ca
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed September 30. The day honours First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors and their families and communities and ensures that public commemoratio...
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