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PHOTOGRAPH BY CAROLYN KASTER, AP
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We used to think kids were generally immune to COVID’s worst.
Now we know. A percentage of kids with COVID are suffering long term from headaches, fatigue, mood swings, difficulties concentrating, sleep disturbances, and/or abdominal pain. While long COVID may hit a smaller percentage of kids and teens than adults, it’s happening—and scientists are trying to find out more (above, a 6- and an 8-year-old who are taking part in a COVID study).
“Most studies so far have found that it’s teenagers, particularly females, who report persistent symptoms,” Priyanka Runwa reports.
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