After contracting and beating a coronavirus infection, the body needs time to rest to regain its health and strength. Sadly, for some kids, that doesn’t happen. A mysterious, new disease called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (also known as MIS-C, and Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome or PIMS) has affected hundreds …
Read More »Babies who do not show COVID-19 symptoms can still spread the virus for weeks
As schools across the country reopen, a new study details that children who have coronavirus but do not show symptoms can still spread the infection for weeks. The discovery was made by two Washington-based scientists who analyzed South Korean children hospitalized because they tested positive for COVID-19 – however, about …
Read More »My son’s girlfriend is rich, and that’s a problem
Dear Amy: My wife and I share your column at breakfast. Can you arrange this for us? Columnist Amy Dickinson (Bill Hogan / Chicago Tribune) Our son, senior in college, claims he has found the love of his life. “Ashley” is also senior. They have been dating for more than …
Read More »As Covid cases occur in children, doctors are looking at potential long-term effects
As more children become infected with Covid-19, doctors are paying closer attention to potential long-term effects. In adults, one of the most troublesome effects of Covid has been so-called long-distance cases, in which people whose disease initially seems moderate, have symptoms for months, sometimes diminishing over time. Now that doctors …
Read More »COVID-19 in school: Coronavirus data 2 weeks after Germany’s school year ‘exposes’ expert
Berlin Germany’s students and teachers have been slowly returning to a more or less normal academic routine over the past few weeks, but have reported to the Federal Health Agency coronavirus infections, schools are in a difficult position. Just a few days after a number of German states reopened their …
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