symptoms in children and infants, alongside quality of life, and absence from school or day care." "Our results reveal that, although children with a positive Covid-19 diagnosis are more likely to experience long-lasting symptoms than children with no previous Covid-19 diagnosis, the pandemic has affected every aspect of all young people's lives," Berg said.
Additional research into the long-term consequences of the pandemic on all children will be important going forwards, the researcher said.
Most previous studies of long Covid in young people have focussed on adolescents, with infants and toddlers seldom represented.
In the study, surveys were sent to the mother or guardian of children between 0-14 years who had tested positive for Covid-19 between January 2020 and July 2021.