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Symptomatic cases of COVID-19 in children have been relatively uncommon, [30] possibly because they generally experience milder disease. [31] Early infection tends to be associated with mild or no symptoms, while the later pulmonary phase, which can be life-threatening in adults, is usually mild or absent.
DIC may cause a range of symptoms, including abnormal bleeding, breathlessness, chest pain, neurological symptoms, low blood pressure, or swelling. [28] COVID‑19 vaccines have some adverse effects that are listed as common in the two or three days following vaccination which are usually mild and temporary. [21]
[15] [18] [19] Overall, Children are associated with lower mortality rates than other age groups, when infected with COVID-19. [12] Some children who become infected develop a rare condition known as MIS-C, short for "multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children". [20] This causes a persistent fever and extreme inflammation.
The most recent COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the XEC variant, Russo says. “The most recent version of the vaccine seems to be reasonably well-matched,” he says.
The symptoms of HV.1 and other COVID-19 variants can look very similar to other viruses, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza and rhinovirus, which usually causes the common cold.
The original vaccine was 90% effective against developing symptomatic COVID-19 infection and 100% effective against moderate and severe disease, according to results published in December 2021.
Some claimed vaccine injuries are not, in fact, caused by vaccines; for example, there is a subculture of advocates who attribute their children's autism to vaccine injury, [7] despite the fact that vaccines do not cause autism. [8] [9] Claims of vaccine injuries appeared in litigation in the United States in the latter part of the 20th century.
Reducing the risk of long COVID includes staying up to date on the most recent COVID-19 vaccine, practicing good hygiene, maintaining clean indoor air, and physical distancing from people infected with a respiratory virus. [20] The Omicron variant became dominant in the U.S. in December 2021. Symptoms with the Omicron variant are less severe ...