Long Covid Kids
@longcovidkids.bsky.social
The first charity supporting & advocating for children & young people with Long Covid & overlapping illness.
#LongCovidKids #LongCovid #PaediatricLongCovid
#LongCovidAwareness
#LongCovidKids #LongCovid #PaediatricLongCovid
#LongCovidAwareness
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👉 Please watch Lives Interrupted to hear directly from young people living with Long Covid. Their voices, with their message, deserve to be heard.
(also on our YouTube)
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#TikTok #CharityFilm #LivesInterrupted
(also on our YouTube)
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#TikTok #CharityFilm #LivesInterrupted
Eden Byrne and Rosie Pidgeon, LCK youth ambassadors added their signatures to an open letter to NI Education Minister Paul Given.
The letter from Clean Air campaigners highlighted the current disruption of schooling due to the spread of flu and called for a sustained effort to improve classroom
The letter from Clean Air campaigners highlighted the current disruption of schooling due to the spread of flu and called for a sustained effort to improve classroom
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Eden Byrne and Rosie Pidgeon, LCK youth ambassadors added their signatures to an open letter to NI Education Minister Paul Given.
The letter from Clean Air campaigners highlighted the current disruption of schooling due to the spread of flu and called for a sustained effort to improve classroom
The letter from Clean Air campaigners highlighted the current disruption of schooling due to the spread of flu and called for a sustained effort to improve classroom
Our winter break newsletter will drop on Sunday.
Learn more & book a space on the #EHCP session with @drsuepeters.bsky.social
Sign up to our newsletter by clicking 'Join Our Newsletter' in the footer of our website:
www.longcovidkids.org
#Community #Christmas #Winter #LongCovidKids
Learn more & book a space on the #EHCP session with @drsuepeters.bsky.social
Sign up to our newsletter by clicking 'Join Our Newsletter' in the footer of our website:
www.longcovidkids.org
#Community #Christmas #Winter #LongCovidKids
December 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Our winter break newsletter will drop on Sunday.
Learn more & book a space on the #EHCP session with @drsuepeters.bsky.social
Sign up to our newsletter by clicking 'Join Our Newsletter' in the footer of our website:
www.longcovidkids.org
#Community #Christmas #Winter #LongCovidKids
Learn more & book a space on the #EHCP session with @drsuepeters.bsky.social
Sign up to our newsletter by clicking 'Join Our Newsletter' in the footer of our website:
www.longcovidkids.org
#Community #Christmas #Winter #LongCovidKids
You can help increase Long Covid Kids and Friends’s entries into @easyfundraising.bsky.social giveaway to win a £1,000 donation – every new supporter who joins is an entry!
Sign up before midnight 21st December, it’ll only take two minutes:
join.easyfundraising.org.uk/long-covid-k...
#Christmas
Sign up before midnight 21st December, it’ll only take two minutes:
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#Christmas
You spend, brands donate to Long Covid Kids and Friends.
Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
You can help increase Long Covid Kids and Friends’s entries into @easyfundraising.bsky.social giveaway to win a £1,000 donation – every new supporter who joins is an entry!
Sign up before midnight 21st December, it’ll only take two minutes:
join.easyfundraising.org.uk/long-covid-k...
#Christmas
Sign up before midnight 21st December, it’ll only take two minutes:
join.easyfundraising.org.uk/long-covid-k...
#Christmas
Should the Northern Ireland government invest in rolling out air cleaners across schools to improve air quality?
Please take a moment to take part in this poll.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
#CleanAir #Education
Please take a moment to take part in this poll.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
#CleanAir #Education
December 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Should the Northern Ireland government invest in rolling out air cleaners across schools to improve air quality?
Please take a moment to take part in this poll.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
#CleanAir #Education
Please take a moment to take part in this poll.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
#CleanAir #Education
#MeetTheYouthAdvisoryPanel
👋 Eli is a Youth Advisor, Youth Peer Facilitator & Communications Support
✏️🎮 “Hi, I’m Eli, I’m 19 and have had Long Covid for 5 years.
I moderate and host the games for the Wednesday LCK Teen Connected sessions.
#LongCovidKids #YouthAdvocacy #LongCovid #LivedExperience
👋 Eli is a Youth Advisor, Youth Peer Facilitator & Communications Support
✏️🎮 “Hi, I’m Eli, I’m 19 and have had Long Covid for 5 years.
I moderate and host the games for the Wednesday LCK Teen Connected sessions.
#LongCovidKids #YouthAdvocacy #LongCovid #LivedExperience
December 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#MeetTheYouthAdvisoryPanel
👋 Eli is a Youth Advisor, Youth Peer Facilitator & Communications Support
✏️🎮 “Hi, I’m Eli, I’m 19 and have had Long Covid for 5 years.
I moderate and host the games for the Wednesday LCK Teen Connected sessions.
#LongCovidKids #YouthAdvocacy #LongCovid #LivedExperience
👋 Eli is a Youth Advisor, Youth Peer Facilitator & Communications Support
✏️🎮 “Hi, I’m Eli, I’m 19 and have had Long Covid for 5 years.
I moderate and host the games for the Wednesday LCK Teen Connected sessions.
#LongCovidKids #YouthAdvocacy #LongCovid #LivedExperience
We are building a resource hub that will support educators of children and young people with Long Covid and overlapping illness.
Thanks to all our #volunteers who make this possible.
www.longcovidkids.org/education-pr...
#Education #Inclusion #EquitableEducation #SEND #Disability
Thanks to all our #volunteers who make this possible.
www.longcovidkids.org/education-pr...
#Education #Inclusion #EquitableEducation #SEND #Disability
December 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
We are building a resource hub that will support educators of children and young people with Long Covid and overlapping illness.
Thanks to all our #volunteers who make this possible.
www.longcovidkids.org/education-pr...
#Education #Inclusion #EquitableEducation #SEND #Disability
Thanks to all our #volunteers who make this possible.
www.longcovidkids.org/education-pr...
#Education #Inclusion #EquitableEducation #SEND #Disability
Where and when do you wear a mask?
Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers which represents NHS trusts, said the country was facing a “nasty” strain of flu.
What have you noticed?
Are more people wearing masks?
Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers which represents NHS trusts, said the country was facing a “nasty” strain of flu.
What have you noticed?
Are more people wearing masks?
December 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Where and when do you wear a mask?
Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers which represents NHS trusts, said the country was facing a “nasty” strain of flu.
What have you noticed?
Are more people wearing masks?
Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers which represents NHS trusts, said the country was facing a “nasty” strain of flu.
What have you noticed?
Are more people wearing masks?
NEW @bmj.com
"In our ongoing pursuit of effective treatments to restore quality of life in people with long COVID, honesty must remain a guiding principle."
Congratulations to the authors.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
#Research #LongCovid
"In our ongoing pursuit of effective treatments to restore quality of life in people with long COVID, honesty must remain a guiding principle."
Congratulations to the authors.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
#Research #LongCovid
December 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
NEW @bmj.com
"In our ongoing pursuit of effective treatments to restore quality of life in people with long COVID, honesty must remain a guiding principle."
Congratulations to the authors.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
#Research #LongCovid
"In our ongoing pursuit of effective treatments to restore quality of life in people with long COVID, honesty must remain a guiding principle."
Congratulations to the authors.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
#Research #LongCovid
Over the last 12 mths our volunteers have helped us build a new website.
The content for the CYP pages has been developed with children and young people living with Long Covid and overlapping illnesses.
www.longcovidkids.org/what-is-long...
We plan to develop this further in 2026.
#LongCovidKids
The content for the CYP pages has been developed with children and young people living with Long Covid and overlapping illnesses.
www.longcovidkids.org/what-is-long...
We plan to develop this further in 2026.
#LongCovidKids
December 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Over the last 12 mths our volunteers have helped us build a new website.
The content for the CYP pages has been developed with children and young people living with Long Covid and overlapping illnesses.
www.longcovidkids.org/what-is-long...
We plan to develop this further in 2026.
#LongCovidKids
The content for the CYP pages has been developed with children and young people living with Long Covid and overlapping illnesses.
www.longcovidkids.org/what-is-long...
We plan to develop this further in 2026.
#LongCovidKids
We did it - thanks to you! 🧡
Reaching our @biggive.bsky.social target is a lifeline.
Every pound (and every match!) goes directly to supporting families facing paediatric Long Covid, no services, no treatments, huge gaps in care.
Your support means we can keep showing up, keep raising children’s
Reaching our @biggive.bsky.social target is a lifeline.
Every pound (and every match!) goes directly to supporting families facing paediatric Long Covid, no services, no treatments, huge gaps in care.
Your support means we can keep showing up, keep raising children’s
December 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
We did it - thanks to you! 🧡
Reaching our @biggive.bsky.social target is a lifeline.
Every pound (and every match!) goes directly to supporting families facing paediatric Long Covid, no services, no treatments, huge gaps in care.
Your support means we can keep showing up, keep raising children’s
Reaching our @biggive.bsky.social target is a lifeline.
Every pound (and every match!) goes directly to supporting families facing paediatric Long Covid, no services, no treatments, huge gaps in care.
Your support means we can keep showing up, keep raising children’s
Reposted by Long Covid Kids
We have less than 24hrs of our BigGive #ChristmasChallenge, and our volunteer team along with many of our children and young people have been watching our total rise with so much excitement. We are so close.
“The choir has given me new friends and a safe space to chat and sing”
#Christmas2025
“The choir has given me new friends and a safe space to chat and sing”
#Christmas2025
December 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We have less than 24hrs of our BigGive #ChristmasChallenge, and our volunteer team along with many of our children and young people have been watching our total rise with so much excitement. We are so close.
“The choir has given me new friends and a safe space to chat and sing”
#Christmas2025
“The choir has given me new friends and a safe space to chat and sing”
#Christmas2025
We have less than 24hrs of our BigGive #ChristmasChallenge, and our volunteer team along with many of our children and young people have been watching our total rise with so much excitement. We are so close.
“The choir has given me new friends and a safe space to chat and sing”
#Christmas2025
“The choir has given me new friends and a safe space to chat and sing”
#Christmas2025
December 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We have less than 24hrs of our BigGive #ChristmasChallenge, and our volunteer team along with many of our children and young people have been watching our total rise with so much excitement. We are so close.
“The choir has given me new friends and a safe space to chat and sing”
#Christmas2025
“The choir has given me new friends and a safe space to chat and sing”
#Christmas2025
Dr Duncan, Consultant Cardiologist & Long Covid Research Clinician explains why Long Covid Kids need your help this Christmas. youtu.be/w1t5T-0ogQk
🔗Donate::https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006CNjmYAG
Thank you @sunny-rae1.bsky.social 🙏
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge #LongCovid
🔗Donate::https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006CNjmYAG
Thank you @sunny-rae1.bsky.social 🙏
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge #LongCovid
Dr Duncan, Consultant Cardiologist Explains Why Long Covid Kids Need Your Support This Christmas
YouTube video by Long Covid Kids
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Dr Duncan, Consultant Cardiologist & Long Covid Research Clinician explains why Long Covid Kids need your help this Christmas. youtu.be/w1t5T-0ogQk
🔗Donate::https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006CNjmYAG
Thank you @sunny-rae1.bsky.social 🙏
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge #LongCovid
🔗Donate::https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006CNjmYAG
Thank you @sunny-rae1.bsky.social 🙏
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge #LongCovid
🌟WOW
🙏 so much for all the kindness, encouragement, and generosity you’ve shown during our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge so far.
Thanks to supporters like you, we’ve already reached 60% of our target, an incredible milestone for our small charity
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
🙏 so much for all the kindness, encouragement, and generosity you’ve shown during our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge so far.
Thanks to supporters like you, we’ve already reached 60% of our target, an incredible milestone for our small charity
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🌟WOW
🙏 so much for all the kindness, encouragement, and generosity you’ve shown during our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge so far.
Thanks to supporters like you, we’ve already reached 60% of our target, an incredible milestone for our small charity
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
🙏 so much for all the kindness, encouragement, and generosity you’ve shown during our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge so far.
Thanks to supporters like you, we’ve already reached 60% of our target, an incredible milestone for our small charity
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
It's like "being back in Covid times" after 170 pupils were off sick on 1 day alone. Numbers are expected to rise.
Dr Joanne McClean, described the current situation as an "epidemic".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#CleanAir
Dr Joanne McClean, described the current situation as an "epidemic".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#CleanAir
Flu: It is like Covid again, says principal as 170 pupils sick
Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks.
bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It's like "being back in Covid times" after 170 pupils were off sick on 1 day alone. Numbers are expected to rise.
Dr Joanne McClean, described the current situation as an "epidemic".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#CleanAir
Dr Joanne McClean, described the current situation as an "epidemic".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#CleanAir
"We hope this growing recognition will translate into meaningful support, not just for the families already affected, but for those who may need help in the months or years ahead"
@sammiemc.bsky.social Founder & CEO, #LongCovidKids
www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2567209...
#Dorset #Christmas
@sammiemc.bsky.social Founder & CEO, #LongCovidKids
www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2567209...
#Dorset #Christmas
Appeal launched to support children suffering with Long Covid
A DORSET-based charity supporting children suffering with Long Covid has launched a Christmas appeal.
www.dorsetecho.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"We hope this growing recognition will translate into meaningful support, not just for the families already affected, but for those who may need help in the months or years ahead"
@sammiemc.bsky.social Founder & CEO, #LongCovidKids
www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2567209...
#Dorset #Christmas
@sammiemc.bsky.social Founder & CEO, #LongCovidKids
www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2567209...
#Dorset #Christmas
🧵Lilo the #cat might look peaceful… but her stillness tells a story.
Many children with Long Covid spend their days just like this ,watching life from the sofa, too exhausted to join in. LCK continues to advocate for better health and education support, but children need help today.
#CatsOfTwitter
Many children with Long Covid spend their days just like this ,watching life from the sofa, too exhausted to join in. LCK continues to advocate for better health and education support, but children need help today.
#CatsOfTwitter
December 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🧵Lilo the #cat might look peaceful… but her stillness tells a story.
Many children with Long Covid spend their days just like this ,watching life from the sofa, too exhausted to join in. LCK continues to advocate for better health and education support, but children need help today.
#CatsOfTwitter
Many children with Long Covid spend their days just like this ,watching life from the sofa, too exhausted to join in. LCK continues to advocate for better health and education support, but children need help today.
#CatsOfTwitter
We woke up to this beautiful message today. 🧡
Help us keep supporting families:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Thanks to Clara for the cheerful festive artwork, we love the #penguin.
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge #LongCovid #LongCovidKids
Help us keep supporting families:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Thanks to Clara for the cheerful festive artwork, we love the #penguin.
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge #LongCovid #LongCovidKids
December 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
We woke up to this beautiful message today. 🧡
Help us keep supporting families:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Thanks to Clara for the cheerful festive artwork, we love the #penguin.
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge #LongCovid #LongCovidKids
Help us keep supporting families:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Thanks to Clara for the cheerful festive artwork, we love the #penguin.
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge #LongCovid #LongCovidKids
On 28 November 2025, @bhattmurphy.bsky.social wrote to the Cabinet Office and the DHSC on behalf of the Long Covid Groups.
Find out what asked of @10dowingstreet.bsky.social here:
www.longcovidkids.org/post/letter-...
#LongCovid #CovidInquiry #LongCovidKids #Christmas
Find out what asked of @10dowingstreet.bsky.social here:
www.longcovidkids.org/post/letter-...
#LongCovid #CovidInquiry #LongCovidKids #Christmas
Letter to the Cabinet Office & DHSC | 28th November 2025 | Long Covid Groups
On 28 November 2025, Bhatt Murphy wrote to the Cabinet Office and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). In our letter, we invite the Prime Minister to make a statement in the House of Commo...
www.longcovidkids.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
On 28 November 2025, @bhattmurphy.bsky.social wrote to the Cabinet Office and the DHSC on behalf of the Long Covid Groups.
Find out what asked of @10dowingstreet.bsky.social here:
www.longcovidkids.org/post/letter-...
#LongCovid #CovidInquiry #LongCovidKids #Christmas
Find out what asked of @10dowingstreet.bsky.social here:
www.longcovidkids.org/post/letter-...
#LongCovid #CovidInquiry #LongCovidKids #Christmas
"Both Aneurin Bevan and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Boards have announced the return of mandatory mask-wearing on their sites, echoing practices widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic"
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
#PublicHealth #LongCovid #Wales
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
#PublicHealth #LongCovid #Wales
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
"Both Aneurin Bevan and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Boards have announced the return of mandatory mask-wearing on their sites, echoing practices widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic"
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
#PublicHealth #LongCovid #Wales
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
#PublicHealth #LongCovid #Wales
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social
🫣EEEK! Our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge starts tomorrow, 2nd - 9th December.
With your support we hope to reach more children and young people living with Long Covid in 2026 - `can you help us hit our campaign target of £17,500?
Learn more:
www.longcovidkids.org/christmas-ch...
With your support we hope to reach more children and young people living with Long Covid in 2026 - `can you help us hit our campaign target of £17,500?
Learn more:
www.longcovidkids.org/christmas-ch...
December 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🫣EEEK! Our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge starts tomorrow, 2nd - 9th December.
With your support we hope to reach more children and young people living with Long Covid in 2026 - `can you help us hit our campaign target of £17,500?
Learn more:
www.longcovidkids.org/christmas-ch...
With your support we hope to reach more children and young people living with Long Covid in 2026 - `can you help us hit our campaign target of £17,500?
Learn more:
www.longcovidkids.org/christmas-ch...
🎁Just 3 days to go until the start of our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge!
From 2 – 9 December, you can make one donation and have TWICE the impact via our campaign page.
Learn more: www.longcovidkids.org/christmas-ch...
#Christmas #BlackFriday
From 2 – 9 December, you can make one donation and have TWICE the impact via our campaign page.
Learn more: www.longcovidkids.org/christmas-ch...
#Christmas #BlackFriday
BIG GIVE CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE | Long Covid Kids
From 2–9 December 2025, every donation made to our campaign through BigGive.org will be matched £1 for £1 thanks to our Big Give champion The Reed Foundation. #ChristmasChallenge
www.longcovidkids.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🎁Just 3 days to go until the start of our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge!
From 2 – 9 December, you can make one donation and have TWICE the impact via our campaign page.
Learn more: www.longcovidkids.org/christmas-ch...
#Christmas #BlackFriday
From 2 – 9 December, you can make one donation and have TWICE the impact via our campaign page.
Learn more: www.longcovidkids.org/christmas-ch...
#Christmas #BlackFriday
Over the last 12 mths we have seen an increase in requests from #caregivers & #education professionals.
We have a small team working hard to add content each week, keep checking in to see what's new.
www.longcovidkids.org/educational-...
#CharityWebsite #Volunteers #WebsiteDesign #LongCovidKids
We have a small team working hard to add content each week, keep checking in to see what's new.
www.longcovidkids.org/educational-...
#CharityWebsite #Volunteers #WebsiteDesign #LongCovidKids
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Over the last 12 mths we have seen an increase in requests from #caregivers & #education professionals.
We have a small team working hard to add content each week, keep checking in to see what's new.
www.longcovidkids.org/educational-...
#CharityWebsite #Volunteers #WebsiteDesign #LongCovidKids
We have a small team working hard to add content each week, keep checking in to see what's new.
www.longcovidkids.org/educational-...
#CharityWebsite #Volunteers #WebsiteDesign #LongCovidKids
📢 #OverlappingIllness Alliance parliamentary drop-in update
Over 50 MPs, Peers, and their colleagues attended the Overlapping Illness Alliance's drop-in event in Parliament yesterday!
The event raised much need awareness and understanding of the impact of
Over 50 MPs, Peers, and their colleagues attended the Overlapping Illness Alliance's drop-in event in Parliament yesterday!
The event raised much need awareness and understanding of the impact of
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
📢 #OverlappingIllness Alliance parliamentary drop-in update
Over 50 MPs, Peers, and their colleagues attended the Overlapping Illness Alliance's drop-in event in Parliament yesterday!
The event raised much need awareness and understanding of the impact of
Over 50 MPs, Peers, and their colleagues attended the Overlapping Illness Alliance's drop-in event in Parliament yesterday!
The event raised much need awareness and understanding of the impact of
"Hi my name is Marcie, I am nearly 12 years old, I was diagnosed with Long Covid last year but I have been having symptoms since 2021"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9817...
#ChildHealth #LongCovidKids #LongCovid
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9817...
#ChildHealth #LongCovidKids #LongCovid
Marcie's Story | Long Covid & Me | Understanding Long Covid In Children And Young People
YouTube video by Long Covid Kids
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Hi my name is Marcie, I am nearly 12 years old, I was diagnosed with Long Covid last year but I have been having symptoms since 2021"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9817...
#ChildHealth #LongCovidKids #LongCovid
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9817...
#ChildHealth #LongCovidKids #LongCovid