Pharmacy Times: 'Economic Instability Heightens Risk of Pediatric Long COVID' 'Food insecurity and social instability significantly increase long COVID risk in children, highlighting the need for targeted public health interventions' www.pharmacytimes.com/view/economi...

“Long COVID is especially concerning in pediatric populations because of the potential for long-term physical and mental health effects that could persist into adulthood.”

LCF's president co-authored this research.

New JAMA Peds: food insecurity increases pediatric long COVID risk by 2.4x. Discrimination and low social support also major factors. Study tracked 4,584 kids across 52 US sites. The connection between social adversity and prolonged illness is undeniable. #PediatricLongCOVID

Health Day: 'Economic Instability Increases Risk for Pediatric Long COVID' 'Factors such as food insecurity and poor social and community context associated with greater odds of long COVID in children' www.healthday.com/healthpro-ne...

'Economic instability linked to higher risk of long COVID in children' 'Long COVID in children is especially concerning because of the potential for long-term health effects that could persist into adulthood.' - Tanayott Thaweethai..Mass General Hospital www.news-medical.net/news/2026010...

WBUR: 'Kids facing hunger are at higher risk for long COVID, researchers find' 'Kids facing hunger are at higher risk for long COVID, researchers at Mass General Brigham found in a study released yesterday.' www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

AJMC: 'Adequately Addressing SDOH Could Alter Risk of Pediatric Long COVID' www.ajmc.com/view/adequat...

Economic instability and poor social or community context, including food insecurity or discrimination, were associated with increased odds of pediatric #LongCOVID in the RECOVER-Pediatrics cohort. ja.ma/49Dv6Y9

Preventive effect of vaccination on long COVID in adolescents with SAR... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Even after infection, vaccination still matters. A new study found teens vaccinated before getting COVID were 36% less likely to develop Long COVID. Study in Vaccine, summary via CIDRAP: #PediatricLongCOVID

NEW: Long Covid risk for children doubles after a second infection, study finds www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...

New Lancet Study: 2x Risk of Long COVID After Reinfection Risks of other serious outcomes also rise sharply. This is not a “mild” illness when it rewrites a child’s future. We need research, medical care, and school protections that match the scale of the problem. #LongCOVID

Thank you, Violet Affleck, for using your voice at the United Nations to call for clean air and masking — and especially for naming children with #LongCOVID. Too often, kids are left out of these conversations. Families are grateful to see their children’s realities recognized on the global stage.

Families and doctors take experience with long COVID to Congress to ask for help. www.deseret.com/lifestyle/20...

Toronto Star: 'Long COVID left her son with debilitating stomach pain. Why it’s an ‘uphill battle’ for so many kids to get treated' 'Children living with long COVID face an uphill battle to access care or even have their symptoms believed, parents and doctors say' www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

In a study of nearly 3,800 people, 11% developed long COVID. Risk wasn’t equal. People experiencing food insecurity, financial stress, skipped care, discrimination, or crowded housing were far more likely to be affected. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

"Study reveals distinct long COVID symptom patterns in young children"

LCF is featured in this article highlighting the urgent crisis of #PediatricLongCOVID. Too many children are being dismissed or denied care for disabling symptoms. Awareness Week brought national attention, but much more is needed. Read and share: www.newsweek.com/disabling-ch...

@JAMA_Pediatrics manuscript on characterizing Long COVID in early childhood is now open access. #NIHRECOVER jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

Six million children are living with #LongCOVID. Their symptoms disrupt memory, energy, mood, and development, keeping them out of school, sidelined from friendships, and left without answers. Join us for #PediatricLongCOVIDAwareness Week. longcovidfamilies.org/advocacy/ped...

Worried that your child never recovered from an infection.? It’s okay to trust your instincts. If your child still isn’t back to their normal self after being sick, it could be Long COVID. Resources below. #PediatricLongCOVID

Why are so many children getting Long COVID? www.newsweek.com/why-are-so-m...

Long Covid is now the leading chronic illness in children—impacting an estimated 6 million kids in the U.S. alone. It disrupts school, friendships, development, and daily life. Yet most still don’t receive care. This is a pediatric public health crisis. It’s time to act. #LongCovid #PediatricHealth

"Our calculations suggest that the proposed budgetary cuts to the NIH will create a social cost that is 16 times greater than the savings that the administration is attempting to achieve." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New research in @JAMA_Pediatrics sheds light on Long COVID in early childhood! Our #NIHRECOVER study found distinct symptom patterns in infants/toddlers vs. preschool-age children after COVID infection: [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2834480] #LongCOVID #PediatricCOVID

In the NIH-funded RECOVER study, 1 in 7 children under 6 with a history of COVID met research criteria for Long COVID. Published in JAMA Pediatrics, the findings highlight ongoing symptoms like fatigue, poor sleep, and delays—showing even very young kids can be seriously affected.

The symptom complex of #LongCovid in young children (infant/toddlers) is different that older kids jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...