A systematic review today in Pediatrics of 31 studies published through December 2022 reveals that persistent symptoms 3 months after confirmed COVID-19 infections, or “long COVID,” affect 16% of children and adolescents.
The 31 studies included 15,000 children, and researchers recorded more than 20 persistent symptoms. For the first months of the pandemic, there was a dearth of research and understanding on how and if children could suffer from long COVID.
Li Jiang, Xuan Li, Jia Nie, Kun Tang, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta; A Systematic Review of Persistent Clinical Features After SARS-CoV-2 in the Pediatric Population. Pediatrics August 2023; 152 (2): e2022060351. 10.1542/peds.2022-060351