Sindhu Mohandas, MD News

The debilitating symptoms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC)—known as long COVID—can last up to months or years after COVID-19 infection resolves. But exactly how long COVID affects children

CHLA researchers and collaborators in RECOVER Initiative published extensive review of Long COVID symptoms in children to guide physicians and families.

Long COVID or “long-haul COVID” can be debilitating for kids and teens—with symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath and brain fog.

Tiredness and fatigue. Frequent headaches. Brain fog. These are just a few symptoms of long COVID that can persist weeks after a COVID-19 infection. Find out how researchers at Children’s Hospital Los

Myocarditis after the COVID-19 vaccine is a rare reaction in young people, but most cases have been short-lived, with patients getting better very quickly.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Chosen as Site for Nationwide Study of Long-Term Effects of COVID in Children

Unlike COVID-19, there is no simple diagnostic test for long COVID. Doctors instead look at a child’s symptoms, as well as past exposure to the virus.