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![A new National Institutes of Health RECOVER program study in JAMA Pediatrics found that around one in seven children under age six with a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection met the probable diagnostic criteria for Long COVID. Studying over 1,000 infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children, researchers revealed differences in how Long COVID presented between age groups. “Young children have been largely excluded from public conversations about the impact of COVID,” said co-author Megan Carmilani in a press release. “[This research] should be a wake-up call to providers and parents: babies and toddlers can develop Long COVID.” The authors also put together a resource designed for caregivers of children with Long COVID, which identifies Long COVID as “the most common chronic health problem in children.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:age5xvis2s2vy5qiz2tjxoc6/bafkreic7rge652pcbgtp5wssangl75iykbib6jsqzfa7ygqzcxpl7uhr2m)
