71 families have lost a child to flu this season. Five more last week. Flu is still spreading hard across the country, and 90% of children who died were not fully vaccinated. #Pediatrics #Kids

New study: Adults with long COVID had nearly double the risk of depression and 60% higher risk of anxiety up to 3 years after infection. These aren’t short-term stress responses. They build over time. Mental health follow-up needs to be part of long COVID care. -#LongCOVID

Samantha Crausman, 28, has had ongoing symptoms since a COVID infection 4 years ago. She and her parents were fully vaccinated when they got COVID in 2022, but only she didn’t recover. At risk of worsening with reinfection, her family still lives with strict pandemic-level protections. #LongCOVID

“(Pediatric long COVID) looks like a child who can’t follow multistep instructions because of cognitive challenges,” Carmilani said.

For a Good Cause: For a Manhattan Beach teen, long COVID is an invisible battle www.dailybreeze.com/2026/02/19/f...

New study: People who had COVID were more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for at least three years afterward. We need long-term post-COVID care and monitoring.

Most families have no idea their child can develop Long COVID. They aren’t hearing it from pediatricians, schools, or public health agencies. Parents can’t advocate for their children if they don’t know there’s something to advocate for.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #PediatricLongCOVID

Literally waiting for this re: #MECFS ... had spoken to folks at Moderna about a trial for #MECFS . Love living in this anti-science country.

FREE 10-week Pediatric Long COVID training! For healthcare professionals & educators. Tuesdays 12-1pm ET, March 3-May 5. Learn best practices for kids with persistent COVID symptoms. CE credits available. Register: discover.kennedykrieger.org/jfe/form/SV_... #PediatricLongCOVID

Long Covid Families is proud to have successfully advocated for the inclusion of children in pediatric Long COVID clinical trials. Children cannot be left out of treatment research. Including them from the start leads to faster, more effective, and more equitable care.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Long Covid affects millions of kids and teens — and the largest pediatric trial yet is launching this year to finally study treatments. #PediatricLongCOVID Read more:

New research finds babies exposed to Covid in utero can show subtle brain changes and later developmental and anxiety concerns, underscoring the need for prevention, monitoring, and support for pregnant people and young kids. #PediatricLongCOVID

New reporting highlights emerging science on COVID’s long-term harm: higher risks for heart disease, cancer relapse, cognitive decline, and huge economic costs, even after mild infection. Yet federal policy is cutting vaccine access and research just as we need more.

Long COVID linked to higher school absenteeism in kids. CDC study found 10.7% missed over a month of school, with 2.5x higher absence rates overall. Double the rate of memory and learning problems. Schools can help with accommodations like reduced workload and flexible schedules. #LongCOVID

New Long COVID case series: 4-month IMC-2 (valacyclovir + celecoxib) ± 15 days Paxlovid in 24 adults. Both groups improved; the combo group reported larger, longer lasting gains in fatigue, brain fog, and dysautonomia. 🧵

New Long COVID case series: 4-month IMC-2 (valacyclovir + celecoxib) ± 15 days Paxlovid in 24 adults. Both groups improved; the combo group reported larger, longer lasting gains in fatigue, brain fog, and dysautonomia. 🧵

If adults are missing work due to long COVID, don’t we think children are missing school from it too?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

This is really a very conservative estimate of people missing work because long COVID is also going to affect general productivity as well,” said Dr. Arch Mainous… www.mainstreetdailynews.com/health/uf-he...

Children with Long COVID may present differently than adults, with symptoms like brain fog, memory issues, panic attacks, phobias, and GI issues. The seminal JAMA study (2024) highlights these differences, yet many cases go unrecognized due to adult-focused criteria. #PediatricLongCovid

And another terrific article from @drjudystone.bsky.social on how we can protect ourselves in the face of respiratory diseases flying left and right!

Not good to see the rise in p-tau181, a marker of brain inflammation tied to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, in a prospective cohort (mean age 56 years) with #LongCovid and neurological symptoms www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...

Harvard researchers found that long COVID is marked by ongoing inflammatory pathways long after infection clears, not just viral remnants. This could explain why antivirals haven’t helped and points to anti-inflammatory treatments as a promising direction. #LongCOVID

Children with tracheostomy remain at high risk for serious COVID illness. Most needed more oxygen or higher ventilator support when sick. Very few were vaccinated before admission. This group needs clear protection and strong, consistent support. #LongCovidFamilies Source below.

Long Covid affects kids and young people too. It's not laziness or attitude.

“I can’t think.” “I don’t know.” These phrases can signal cognitive overload in some children after COVID. Thinking slows. Even simple questions feel like too much. Long Covid Families offers guidance to help you understand these symptoms. #LongCovidFamilies #Kids

Flu in kids is not just fever and aches. Clinicians are seeing sudden confusion, trouble staying awake, and kids saying things that do not make sense. These can be neurologic symptoms and need urgent care. #Flu #Kids

“I can’t think.” “I don’t know.” These phrases can signal cognitive overload in some children after COVID. Thinking slows. Even simple questions feel like too much. Long Covid Families offers guidance to help you understand these symptoms. #LongCovidFamilies #Kids

“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.”

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

Pediatric Long COVID cannot be understood by simply adapting adult models. Children show different symptom patterns and developmental impacts. Research design and interpretation must reflect pediatric realities. #PediatricLongCOVID

Kids with Long COVID often look fine at events, then crash days later. This is post-exertional malaise (PEM)—symptoms spike after activity, not during. When parents leave early or skip events, it's medical management, not anxiety. #LongCOVID #ChronicIllness

We spent 100+ hours inside pediatric research this year, bringing the daily reality of Long COVID into national study design. Follow this feed to stay close to the work shaping care and education for children. #PediatricLongCOVID #LongCovidFamilies

Your kid wants to be in class with their friends. Long COVID has other plans. We help families navigate the impossible—schools that don't get it, doctors who dismiss it, kids who crash by noon. Real support. Real impact. Real kids staying connected. $25 keeps this work going.

At the 3rd Long COVID International Conference in Boston, Dr. Rakesh Bhattacharjee from UC San Diego presented new RECOVER findings on sleep in the youngest children. Infants and preschoolers who had COVID were more likely to have disrupted sleep.

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At the 3rd Long COVID International Conference in Boston, Dr. Rakesh Bhattacharjee from UC San Diego presented new RECOVER findings on sleep in the youngest children. Infants and preschoolers who had COVID were more likely to have disrupted sleep.

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Stanford Medicine: 'Infection Connections' 'How past microbial incursions can lead to neurodegenerative diseases' ' Each such discovery is a concrete step toward finding a way to relieve humanity of the burden of chronic disease...' stanmed.stanford.edu/infections-l...

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Did you know #LongCovid heavily impacts anesthesia response, and because of that, these patients need specific requirements and protocols before receiving anesthesia? Neither do I. Anesthesiologist and neurologist Tihamér Molnar described his research with Long Covid patients in Hungary.

There is a lot of good research and amazing people working on #LongCovid in Europe! Yes, the road is long, but after today, I feel my hope is restored. Some of my favorite moments from today's meeting at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani in Rome:

At the 3rd International Long COVID Conference, Kennedy Krieger shared five symptom patterns seen in their pediatric post COVID clinic. These were children whose symptoms were serious enough and who had access to specialty care. @kennedykrieger.bsky.social