It was revealed that two to three percent of children who recover from the virus suffer both symptoms, according to Dr Rochelle Walensky.
During a White House briefing, she said: “We are examining Long Covid in children and we are seeing Long Covid symptoms, mostly fatigue and headaches.”
The co-directors of the Post COVID-19 Paediatric Rehabilitation Clinic, Dr Amanda Morrow and Dr Laura Malone, said in a statement that Long Covid in children could involve a wide variety of symptoms beyond fatigue and headaches.
They said that further symptoms included “activity tolerance, lightheadedness, cognitive complaints resulting in difficulty with school work and mood symptoms”.
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