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October 17, 2025Frontiers in PediatricsOpen Access

Exploring long COVID in pediatric patients: clinical insights from a long COVID clinic

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DKDina KamelMVMy H. VuJBJeff B. Bender

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Overview

Retrospective study examines symptom duration and vaccination impact in children with long COVID.

Key Points

  • Pediatric long COVID symptoms persist for weeks, with fatigue affecting 93% of patients.
  • Among 123 patients aged 0–21 years, 56% reported symptoms lasting up to 24 weeks, indicating significant duration.
  • Retrospective study conducted at Children's Hospital Los Angeles investigated symptom patterns post SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  • Vaccination may help 41% of vaccinated patients report symptoms improving, suggesting potential benefit.

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Kamel et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f199ccde32064e504dd1dfhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1640747
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