DDC Recommends Parents Monitor Children’s Post-COVID Symptoms

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by Natthaphon  Sangpolsit

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is asking parents to monitor their children for post-Covid symptoms including multi-organ inflammation.

 

DDC Director-General Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said a variety of symptoms found in children and adults with COVID-19, ranging from fatigue to brain conditions, could be linked to Long COVID. Low-rate cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) are also being reported.

 

Dr Opas said MIS-C is caused by a hyperactive immune response triggered by contracting COVI-19. This condition can also be found among autoimmune and immunocompromised patients.

 

The DDC chief’s remarks came following the death of a 2-year-old boy who likely suffered from MIS-C.

 

Parents are urged to continue monitoring their children after their recovery and consult a doctor should any symptoms emerge or re-emerge.

 

Dr Opas reiterated his plea for parents to get their children vaccinated as soon as possible, while noting that booster doses are not yet recommended for them.

 

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