Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) said today (Thursday) that the 6-year-old COVID-19 infected schoolboy, who died on earlier this week, had been diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

 

DDC Director-General Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong said that the boy had been treated at a private clinic after he was diagnosed with COVID-19, before he was taken to Pathum Thani Hospital.

 

Doctors at the hospital tried their best, but failed to save him because he also suffered from MIS-C and was unvaccinated against COVID-19, said Dr. Opart, as he expressed his condolences to the boy’s parents.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/covid-19-infected-schoolboy-dies-of-mis-c-ddc-says/

 

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Such a pity. Parents should not have their children die before them.

Sorry, but to me this is a bit of covid scare story. The average 6 year old kid does not die of covid.

 

We know people with other chronic illnesses die, be they 6 or 99 !

 

Stories like this are exactly why the planet cannot move forwards

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Sorry, but to me this is a bit of covid scare story. The average 6 year old kid does not die of covid.

The average kid doesn't, the exception to the rule does due to complications...

the family get my condolences.. 

MIS-C and COVID-19: Uncommon but Serious Inflammatory Syndrome in Kids and Teens

 

"Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) was first identified in April 2020 by doctors at children’s hospitals in the United States and the United Kingdom. The condition has also been called pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS). MIS-C is an illness that can occur after COVID-19 infection and affects mostly school-age children. While the syndrome is uncommon, it can be serious.

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“The syndrome is an inflammatory reaction in the body about four weeks after infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The initial symptoms often include fever, rashes, red eyes, diarrhea and vomiting, and may get worse over a few days. The inflammation can affect the heart, blood vessels and other organs, which can make some children very ill and in need of urgent care.”

 

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/misc-and-covid19-rare-inflammatory-syndrome-in-kids-and-teens