Long COVID-symptoms that linger long after initial viral infection-can affect people of every age, including children. But the lasting symptoms in an infant, toddler, or pre-school-aged child may be different than symptoms in adults and older children. A new study conducted by researchers at Mass General Brigham and their colleagues as part of the federally funded RECOVER initiative examined the most common long COVID symptoms in young children, finding that infants and toddlers (younger than 2 years old) were more likely to experience trouble sleeping, fussiness, poor appetite, stuffy nose, and cough. Preschool-aged children (3 to 5 years old) were more likely to have a dry cough and daytime tiredness/low energy. Results are published in JAMA Pediatrics.
“This study is important because it shows…