According to a study, most children carry the Omicron variant of COVID-19 without any effect on their health.
The Omicron variant has resulted in a significant increase in infections, especially in children, although this variant has been recognized as a mild variant.
In addition, “we have only preliminary data to date. It is not currently possible to estimate the frequency of complications in children,” said the statement of Deputy Director of Clinical Research of the Russian Institute of Hygiene Supervision. Tatyana Ruzhentsova for TASS. Press Agency.
But, “most children don’t have any consequences after being infected with Omicron,” she says.
According to her, some young patients still had mild fever, fatigue and headache when the disease occurred.
“Such children should be under medical supervision, generally (under the supervision of) a local pediatrician. If necessary, (they) should be examined further,” she added.
She said in the report that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 produces a milder post-COVID-19 syndrome than the Delta strain.
The health records of 80,000 children were studied by researchers at Case Western Reserve University, and the results were astounding. Omicron’s hospitalization rate is 1% while that of Delta’s is 3%. But that 1% is still a larger number in children, with many children still infected.
In children, long-term COVID-19 is rare, but Guardians reported that children in the US reported a variety of symptoms after initial infection such as headache, fatigue, dizziness, mood swings, brain fog, and diarrhea.
Another report from Italy found that about 43% of the 129 children who tested positive for covid had experienced at least one symptom more than 60 days after their first infection.
Source: Medindia
