Impact of "Long Covid" on Children: Global and Hong Kong Perspectives


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Background:The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic spares no nation or city, and the virus is responsible for the escalating incidence and mortality all around the world.

Objective:This article reviews the impact of "Long Covid" on Children.

Methods:A PubMed search was conducted in December 2021 in Clinical Queries using the key terms \"COVID-19\" OR "long COVID". The search was restricted to children and adolescent agep < 08 years, and English literature.

Results:Many large-scale studies have provided strong scientific evidence as to the detrimental and irreversible sequelae of COVID-19 on the health, psychology, and development of affected children. Many insights to the management of this disease can be obtained from comparing the management of influenza disease. COVID-19 is generally a mild respiratory disease in children. Several syndromes such as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and COVID toe are coined but are probably not specific to SARS-CoV-2. "Long COVID" or the long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, or the prolonged isolation and containment strategies on education and psychosocial influences on children associated with the pandemic, are significant.

Conclusions:Healthcare providers must be aware of the potential effects of quarantine on children's mental health. More importantly, health care provides must appreciate the importance of the decisions and actions made by governments, non-governmental organizations, the community, schools, and parents in reducing the possible effects of this situation. Multifaceted age-specific and developmentally appropriate strategies must be adopted by health care authorities to lessen the negative impact of quarantine on the psychological wellbeing of children.

Sobre autores

Kam Hon

Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children’s Hospital

Autor responsável pela correspondência
Email: info@benthamscience.net

Alexander Leung

Department of Pediatrics, The Alberta Children’s Hospital and The University of Calgary

Email: info@benthamscience.net

Karen Leung

Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine,, Hong Kong Children’s Hospital

Email: info@benthamscience.net

Alex Wong

Department of Family Medicine,, University of Calgary

Email: info@benthamscience.net

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