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Among other information Dr. Kuo quotes a study from 2 years ago (which we did share on our page previously) that "70% of covid cases are brought home, by children, to the household, from schools."
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Analysis shows higher COVID hospitalization rates for Black, Hispanic kids

"... researchers published a study highlighting higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates among Black and Hispanic children in the United States during the first 3 years of the pandemic. ."
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YouTube video by Long Covid Kids Long Covid & Me | Understanding Long Covid In Children And Young People

"In this video, children and young people with Long Covid share their experiences to help others understand the reality they face every day."
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"Long Covid is rapidly becoming one of the biggest chronic illnesses in children and young people in the UK. In some countries, it's now overtaken asthma as the most prevalent chronic condition in childhood. "
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Long COVID Is Fueling a Mental Health Crisis in Children - Neuroscience News A new study reveals that nearly 40% of children with long COVID are experiencing significant symptoms of anxiety or depression, many for the first time.

"A new study reveals that nearly 40% of children with long COVID are experiencing significant symptoms of anxiety or depression, many for the first time."
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Design a Poster This Summer | LCK Poster Design Competition 2025 Long Covid Kids (LCK) is excited to launch a Poster Design Competition this summer — it's open to anyone aged 5-21 years and we’d love you all to join in!

One reason to get involved?
"-To involve children & young people in the creation of an amazing charity poster that we can use to help start conversations & raise awareness..."
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Why We Mask: Solidarity, Creativity & Community Care in a Not-Quite-Post-Pandemic World At a backyard cookout this spring, Emily Kindschy did something she hadn’t done in several years: she took off her mask in a crowd. “We were standing at a distance, [...]

"[They] have chosen to send their child to a conventional school, where, despite being the only kid in the third grade who wears a mask, they are thriving... 'Our kiddo barely ever gets sick... even when there are a lot of viruses going around.'”
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We Need to Talk About Long COVID: A Sufferer on the Silence Around the Public Health Crisis - WHN Original article written for Byline Times Cat Fraser, who has lived with the chronic illness for years, says it’s time to get Long Covid on the agendaand give its many victims the support they need. C...

"This is Long COVID, a multi-system, multi-organ complex chronic disease with no diagnostic, approved treatment or cure, that can trigger widespread inflammation & microclots which block capillaries, starving our cells, tissues & organs... of oxygen."
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Vaccination rates among children in Maritimes are too low to stop spread of measles FREDERICTON - At least three out of the four Atlantic provinces have released data revealing their measles vaccination rates in children are below the 95 per cent threshold recommended by

"'I think people don't always understand the risk of an infection versus a vaccine — where the risk from getting the infection is much, much worse than the tiny, tiny risk of some adverse event in a vaccine,' Watts said."
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Experts call new Canadian Long COVID guidelines “contradictory” and “deeply concerning” - The Sick Times Guidelines recommend exercise and therapy as treatments, following attempted influence from Paul Garner.

"The majority of pediatric guideline developers came from the same children’s hospital that parents say has psychologized their children’s symptoms. And one committee member has an inconsistently disclosed conflict of interest."
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Clean Air in Schools Covid can have substantial impacts on peoples’ health. Although Covid initially enters the body through the respiratory system, it can affect virtually every bodily system and organ. There are no adva...

Petition in New Zealand but relevant information for those in BC as well.
"Clean Air in Schools."
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"Cognitive Slowing, Dysfunction in Verbal Working Memory, Divided Attention and Response Inhibition in Post COVID-19 Condition in Young Adults."
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Universities get an F on Long COVID. Here’s how they can support their students and reduce COVID-19 cases. - The Sick Times My infection months before came and went mildly, but it soon became obvious that my sluggishness and pain were not caused by caffeine, thesis stress, or hangovers. It was Long COVID.

"University administrators don’t acknowledge that, in fact, the right to mask is linked to expression; the right to an education without the risk of chronic illness is linked to accessibility."
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Many children suffering ongoing COVID symptoms More than 20% of children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are experiencing significant persistent health symptoms following COVID-19 infection, according to a new Otago-led study.

"'There is strong evidence that preventing infection is key to preventing Long COVID... Children deserve every opportunity to grow up healthy & thrive - and that includes protecting them from preventable long-term illness.'"
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Quality of life and mental health in children with long COVID - Communications Medicine Noij et al. assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental health in children with pediatric Long COVID (PLC) compared to children with chronic health conditions and the general population. ...

"PLC can severely impact HRQoL and mental & social health in children. Screening of these outcomes & individualized management of children with PLC should be a vital part of clinical care for these highly burdened patients."
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"...report from Sweden highlights a staggering 62% increase in Type 1 Diabetes diagnoses for children under 5 between 2018-2022. Experts suggest the #COVID19 pandemic may have heavily impacted immune systems."
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An open letter to Prime Minister Carney: A healthy economy needs a healthy public - Canadian Covid Society “There is no path to a healthy economy without a healthy public and investment in science” To The Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada and the new Liberal Government: A healthy econo...

"Many buildings in Canada currently have aged ventilation systems that are non-compliant with ASHRAE 241 standard, which... establishes minimum ventilation requirements that reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission through the air."
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"‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home. From a lone clinic in Texas to an entire school district in North Dakota, the virus is upending daily life and revealing a deeper crisis of belief."
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Opinion: UCP's COVID vaccine cuts put children at serious risk A policy of ending pediatric COVID vaccination will disable, hospitalize and even kill Albertan children, leaving blood on Smith’s hands.

"Long COVID is common, affecting up to 10% to 20% of children with a history of COVID-19. With almost six million U.S. children potentially affected, this is higher than the number of children with asthma..."
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Want to Reduce Your Risk of Cancer? Heart Disease? Diabetes? Dementia? And More? Here's How. - WHN What if simple changes could significantly reduce your risk for serious illnesses, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and more? We all want to protect our health: eat better, move more...

"While a COVID infection may appear “mild” in the beginning, its long-term consequences can be severe – paralleling other initially mild infections with severe consequences down the road like HIV-AIDS and hepatitis C."
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COVID-19 triggers metabolic signatures in kids that mirror adult heart risk Children with acute COVID-19 and MIS-C show significant disruptions in lipid metabolism, including patterns resembling adult severe COVID-19. These findings highlight potential long-term cardiovascula...

"A new proteomics study reveals that even short-term COVID-19 in children can leave behind blood markers of cardiovascular risk, particularly in those with MIS-C, challenging the notion that children recover unscathed.."
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Infants born to COVID-infected mothers found to have triple the risk of developing respiratory distress New UCLA-led research finds that infants born full term to mothers who were infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy had three times the risk of having respiratory distress compared with unexposed infa...

"...UCLA-led research finds that infants born full term to mothers who were infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy had 3 times the risk of having respiratory distress compared with unexposed infants..."
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Snapshot of page one of an OSS masking resource that can be found in the link provided in the post.

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Study suggests kids with severe COVID-19 have lasting metabolic changes

"A new study based on blood samples from 147 children with or without COVID-19 shows severe COVID infections may cause lasting metabolic changes in children that could impact heart health."
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Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children Repeatedly mass infecting kids with COVID is not a public health strategy. It's a fast pass to declining population health

"Newsweek’s piece relates the shocking findings of a new RECOVER study: that up to 5.8 million American children now have Long COVID, making it the most common chronic illness affecting children." This surpasses asthma.
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Image showing a picture of blue headphones, a cup of coffee and a note pad with 'Find your voice' written on it in pink. Above it is a box of text stating: 'Episode 88 of our Voices Series: The Long Impact of Covid: With permission of the senders, we are continuing to share some of the messages we receive in order to provide a voice to school community members. These posts have been anonymized to protect the identity of those that sent them in. If you have a school related covid/long-covid experience you would like us to share anonymously, please reach out and have your voice heard while helping others experiencing similar challenges realize that they are not alone. MESSAGE 1: I contracted COVID in January 2022. A time when everyone was supposed to be masked up. A parent sent their kid to school with full blown covid. This student was told not to tell us she was sick. Half our class got Covid, including myself. I got Long Haul Covid. I’m 3 1/2 years into this chronic disease. A disease which destroyed my health and my ability to work. I was an education assistant. My life is so different from before Covid. I have a page full of symptoms that I deal with daily. Doctors are not educated in this disease. They look at you like you’re a hypochondriac, or crazy. I’ve learned to accept where my life is now. To be positive. To stop and smell the flowers. At the end of the day I wouldn’t wish this nightmare on anyone. I know I’m not alone, many teachers, EAs and support staff also suffer with Long Haul. All I can do is educate others and hope a cure comes with time.'

Episode 88 of our Voices Series: The Long Impact of Covid:

Children with Post COVID-19 Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Display Unique Pathophysiological Metabolic Phenotypes SARS-CoV-2 infections in children lead to symptoms from mild respiratory illness to severe postacute sequelae of COVID-19, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in Children (MIS-C). We conducted...

"Children with Post COVID-19 Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Display Unique Pathophysiological Metabolic Phenotypes."
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Reminder: We are hoping to share stories from British Columbian K-12 community members who have or currently are experiencing long-covid. Students, staff, teachers, admin, TTOC's, EA's: Your voice matters & we want to help amplify it. Please reach out to the Facebook page to share anonymously.

Sorting Out Long COVID Symptoms in Babies A new study has identified distinct symptom patterns of long COVID in young children.

"Not Just a Cold: Research Suggests Distinct Long COVID Symptoms in Infants and Preschoolers."
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Common Misconceptions about COVID Hold Strong as New Variant Spreads Media has the public talking about the "razor blade" COVID variant, but years of inaccurate public health messaging have taken their toll

"Common Misconceptions about COVID Hold Strong as New Variant Spreads. Media has the public talking about the "razor blade" COVID variant, but years of inaccurate public health messaging have taken their toll."
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