“Doctor Thira” pointed out that long COVID in children affects the body and mind, deteriorating the quality of life.

On July 23, 65, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teera Woratanarat, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posted on the Facebook page “Thira Woratanarat” stated that ..

Yesterday, around the world, 839,147 more people were infected with 1,699 more deaths, bringing the total to 573,465,494 people and 6,400,566 deaths.

The top five with the most infections were Japan, the United States, France, Italy and South Korea.

Yesterday, the number of new infections was six of the top 10 countries from Europe and Asia and 13 of the top 20 in the world.

The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia and Europe Together they accounted for 69.77% of the world’s population, while the number of deaths accounted for 51.91%.

…The epidemic situation of Thailand

From this morning’s Worldometer data, it was found that

Number of deaths yesterday The 14th highest in the world and 5th in Asia, although the Thai Ministry of Health has adjusted the reporting system from 1 May until the number of reports is greatly reduced.

…Update Long COVID in children

Funk AL and faculty from 8 countries around the world A follow-up study was conducted on Long COVID in 1,884 pediatric patients infected with COVID-19.

in Canada, USA, Italy, Singapore, Argentina, Australia, Georgia and New Zealand.

Published in the international medical journal JAMA Network Open yesterday, July 22, 2022.

The key points reported are

Overall, 5..8% of children infected with COVID-19 suffer from long-term COVID-19 (4.8%-7.0% confidence interval).

But if infected, must be hospitalized. There will be an increased likelihood of a Long COVID problem to 9.8% (Confidence interval from 7.4%-13.0%).

However, if infected but minor symptoms without requiring hospital care There will be a 4.6% chance of a Long COVID (Confidence Interval from 3.6%-5.8%).

Factors that increase the risk of long-term COVID include: Illness requiring hospitalization for 48 hours or more, having 4 or more symptoms, and aged 14 years and over.

The results of this research Help us better understand the nature of long COVID in children.

Although the likelihood of long-term COVID is less than the percentage of adults compared to adults But if you look at the actual situation where there are many infected children when considering the number of children who will suffer long-term disorders there will be a lot

Long-term COVID affects the body and the minds of children deteriorate quality of life including the performance of children’s living and studying

Parents, guardians and teachers must help take care of the children. to be safe from infection amid the ongoing epidemic situation in the country

Be sure to notice any abnormalities. and promptly examined

Get your kids vaccinated to reduce the risk of severe illness, death, and reduce the risk of long-term COVID-19.

Adjust the environment in the home and school to have good ventilation.

and teach children the knowledge and skills to take care of themselves regularly Reduce the risk of spreading infection

Above all, wearing a mask correctly is key to reducing your risk to a large extent.

Not infected is the best…

refer

Funk AL et al. Post–COVID-19 Conditions Among Children 90 Days After SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA Network Open. 22 July 2022.

Thank you for information and pictures, Facebook page Thira Woratanarat.

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