Characteristics and predictors of Long Covid in children: a 3-year prospective cohort study This is the longest follow-up study of children with SARS-CoV-2 infection, showing a significant and long-lasting burden of Long Covid in the pediatric population. Our findings highlight the urgent ne...

Papers showing how covid vaccination protects against Long COVID in children.
2025 Yousaf et al:
- 57% decreased odds of 1 or more PCC symptoms and a - 73% decreased odds of 2 or more PCC symptoms.

And in 2024 also Camporesi et al
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Pic below shows in 🔵 events after vaccination, and in green🟢 and red🔴 events after COVID-19 infection.

Landmark study makes 'important' finding about COVID vaccines

New study in kids: Sampri et al
❗COVID-19 ↑ cardiac 🫀 & clotting events for 12 months, incl. peri/myocarditis.

✅ Vaccination ↓ these risks
⚠️ Peri/myocarditis briefly ↑ after vax but higher w/ infection, which is hard to avoid.

Adds to data that vax ↓ Long COVID risk in kids
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Vascular and inflammatory diseases after COVID-19 infection and vaccination in children and young people in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study using linked electronic health recor... Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 diagnosis and higher risk of rare myocarditis or pericarditis up to 4 week...

Original study by Sampri & colleagues of 14 million children
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Fake spider webs are made from plastic-based materials that don't break down easily. These decorations can trap, injure and, sadly, even kill birds, bees, and other insects.

Help protect the health of our wildlife by going plastic-free this Halloween.

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Mount Sinai publishes 1st US guide for infection-linked chronic illnesses - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has released the country’s first clinical manual for treating infection-associated chronic illnesses, according to an Aug. 13 news release.  The clinical ...

Really proud of my team for getting this out. It has been a heavy lift. When we opened the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness, we wanted to create a place that could provide the very best of care for people with #LongCOVID, #MECFS,
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Victoria is reporting the sharpest growth in their Aged Care metrics. The growth rate of this NB.1.8.1 wave looks significantly faster than the XEC wave in Dec/Jan. The metrics have increased roughly 10-fold from the trough a month ago.
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Getting COVID booster alongside flu shot could reduce hospitalisations, study finds As influenza cases continue to rise in the lead up to winter, a new study has found that getting a COVID-19 booster at the same time as the flu vaccination could reduce the rate of hospital admissions...

Get your yearly jabS: flu + covid! 💉🦠🦠💉
“In 2023, there were 62,000 hospitalisations and 3,696 deaths related to COVID-19 in Australia.
By comparison, there were 376 deaths from influenza in 2023” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...