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This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.

"The risk repeated COVID infections can pose to children’s health... is 'no longer murky.' He urges parents to take precautions, including masks, vaccinations & advocating for well-maintained & properly calibrated ventilation systems in schools."
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Frontiers | Exploring long COVID in pediatric patients: clinical insights from a long COVID clinic BackgroundLong COVID describes the persistence or recurrence of symptoms beyond the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection and is increasingly recognized in chi...

"Persistent symptoms have been observed following SARS-CoV-2 infection across all ages and severities, often impairing daily functioning and health-related quality of life"
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ANSWERED: Does COVID-19 Impact the Immune System? A Compilation of Medical Research (45+ Studies)

"...the Biden Administration oversaw a failed 'back to normal' vaccine-only strategy... This did not end well for countless kids. Months later, parents began to complain that their kids were now constantly sick all of the time."
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Long COVID is underdiagnosed, researchers say, and there’s work to be done to change that St. John’s hosted the 2025 Canadian Symposium on Long COVID earlier this month, a gathering of top researchers, clinicians, and people living with long COVID. As the CBC’s Adam Walsh reports, those on...

St John's pediatrician, Dr. Hall "says a recent study that looked at long covid in children found that it's the most common chronic illness in that demographic. He says this is important for doctors to be aware of & others at the event agreed."
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Schools and Accommodations Supporting Students with Long COVID Welcome to Our Resource Hub for Schools and Long COVID If a student is experiencing challenges in their education due to Long COVID, it is important to provide them...

"If a student is experiencing challenges in their education due to Long COVID, it is important to provide them with the necessary support to ensure equal access to learning opportunities."
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19: a case report and literature review Given the rarity of multisystem inflammatory syndrome related to COVID-19 (MIS-C). This case report highlights the high index of suspicion to diagnose MIS-C in a child who presented with symptoms sugg

"Early recognition of MIS-C with rapid escalation of care post IVIG administration is needed to prevent morbidity and mortality."
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London schools to get filters to cut classroom air pollution City Hall says it is paying for about 200 schools to receive classroom air quality filters.

"Hundreds of London schools are set to receive new air quality filters in a £2.7m scheme designed to reduce pollution in classrooms and protect children's health."
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Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.

"Whichever figure you use, the numbers are enormous, rivaling conditions like ADHD and autism as one of the most common chronic diseases in American youth today."
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Study finds no link between mRNA COVID vaccines early in pregnancy and birth defects

"'When women are infected during pregnancy, the risks of complications increase significantly, particularly for preterm birth and both maternal and infant morbidity and mortality,' the researchers wrote."
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Beyond all reason Long COVID patients are constantly harangued about our requests for COVID safety. Yet what we're asking for is far less than what we're called on to do to survive.

"Get angry that your government knows that Long COVID is now the leading chronic illness among children & it is doing nothing but continuing to force a long-disproven narrative down your throat: it’s fine. It’s safe for children to get COVID."
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Paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm small noncoding RNAs and increases anxiety in offspring in a sex-dependent manner - Nature Communications Whether paternal pre-conceptual SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm RNA content, or effects offspring phenotypes, has not been previously investigated. Here authors report changes in sperm noncoding RN...

"...this study provides evidence that paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm & affects offspring phenotypes. These findings have public-health implications & inform further research in males affected by COVID-19, & their offspring."
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How to be a student when you have long COVID Long COVID can upend the lives of those who have it—when you’re a student, it can be even harder

"Studies have shown that every infection of COVID-19, regardless of the severity, significantly increases one’s risk of developing a post-COVID-19 condition."
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Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study Children and adolescents face a significantly higher risk of various PASC outcomes after reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings add to previous evidence linking paediatric long COVID to multisyst...

"Children and adolescents face a significantly higher risk of various PASC outcomes after reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings add to previous evidence linking paediatric long COVID to multisystem effects..."
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Long COVID is here to stay—even in children Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...

"These findings reinforce an urgent message that children and adolescents can develop long COVID not only after an initial infection, but also after reinfection. The public health implications are substantial."
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Flu and COVID Vaccines Coming Soon to BC Pharmacies | The Tyee They’ve also been ‘well supplied’ with rapid antigen test kits for this year.

"The kids are back in school & so is COVID-19. According to B.C.’s wastewater surveillance program, not a lot of people are sick with influenza A or B, or RSV right now, but COVID-19 cases are starting to tick upwards."
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Second COVID-19 Infection Doubles Risk of Long COVID in Children, Study A groundbreaking study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has unveiled alarming new evidence regarding the risks posed by COVID-19 reinfections in children and adolescents. Challenging

"After a second COVID-19 infection, the risk of myocarditis was found to triple relative to the risk seen after the initial infection. This points to the potential for escalating cardiovascular complications in children upon reinfection..."
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Violet Affleck advocates for children with Long COVID, masks, and clean indoor air at United Nations event - The Sick Times During today’s United Nations (UN) event “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action,” advocate Violet Affleck spoke about how clean air and masking are vital tools to address the ongoing COVID-19 pa...

"She also advocated for children with Long COVID, citing a recent JAMA resource that stated the disease affected nearly six million children and was the most common pediatric health problem in the U.S."
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Long-term influence of pediatric long COVID syndrome on the visual perception and neuropsychiatric symptoms Long COVID presents with a wide range of persistent symptoms and durations following COVID-19 infection. However, data on children and adolescents remain limited. This study aims to explore visual per...

"Neuropsychiatric symptoms, impaired visual perception, and gray matter volume differences are evident in pediatric long COVID cases."
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Brain Microstructural Alterations in Children Post‐COVID‐19 Infection Through VBM, SBM, and Structural Covariance Network Analysis Background Children represent a particularly vulnerable group to the long-term consequences of COVID-19 due to their ongoing neurodevelopment. This study aimed to identify transient and persistent s...

"Children represent a particularly vulnerable group to the long-term consequences of COVID-19 due to their ongoing neurodevelopment."
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We recognize today as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. We encourage you to wear your orange shirt and to please follow this link for additional information from the Government of Canada: www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...

"The Psychosocial Impact of Long Covid in Children and Adolescents: ASystematic Review."
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"... it is neglect of the highest order to look children in the eyes and say 'we knew how to protect you and we didn't do it.'"
Thank you to Violet Affleck for speaking out on behalf of children and young people.

Exposure at Ecole John Stubbs Elementary SD#62 (Island Health) - September 15 and 18, 2025.

Exposure at Riverside Secondary SD#43 (Fraser Health) - September 15, 16, and 17, 2025.

"My childhood ended overnight" Rachel's Story| Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories "My name is Rachel and it was early in the first lockdown when I got ill. I was 12 years old and the message at the time was that Covid didn’t affect children, so I believed it"Rachel now 18 is still ...

"Rachel now 18 is still living with symptoms such as crushing fatigue, brain fog, nausea, indigestion, bloating, body aches, muscle weakness and heat intolerance. She has also been diagnosed with POTS."
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Exposure at Norgate Elementary SD#44 (Coastal Health) - September 11, and 12, 2025.

Kids with COVID had a 50% to 60% higher risk of depression, anxiety in 2021, researchers say The results, the researchers say, underscore the need for targeted mental health interventions for infected children.

"Compared with uninfected youth, those with moderate symptoms had a 40% higher likelihood of incident depression or anxiety, a risk that rose to 59% among those with severe disease."
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Exposure at Mennonite Educational Institute Middle School (Independent School in Fraser Health) - September 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2025.

Why getting vaccinated protects more than just you Health experts say vaccine-created herd immunity safeguards more people.

"As some politicians continue to emphasize personal choice when it comes to vaccinations, doctors and infectious disease specialists point out that getting vaccinated not only protects the individual, but also the community."
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Exposure at Norgate Elementary SD#44 (Coastal Health) - September 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2025.