I'm an epidemiologist and a father. I'm not overly concerned about COVID-19 and my daughter's health now in 2025.
Here's why:
medium.com/@gidmk/childre…
I’m a pediatrician, a pediatric ID doctor, PhD and MSc, a father.
I’ve seen hundreds of kids never returning to their pre-covid health after getting covid, from all over the world.
so many that I wrote a book on that and translated in 5 languages
english:
I'm an epidemiologist and a father. I'm not overly concerned about COVID-19 and my daughter's health now in 2025.
Here's why:
medium.com/@gidmk/childre…
Another 13yro girl initially labeled as FUNCTIONAL that had to travel from belgium to my #longcovid clinic in Rome to perform a simple test to document that simply standing up or walking in a boring hospital ward her heart rate goes up and down in a senseless way!
a thread:
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I am receiving too many requests for children with multiple persisting symptoms after covid (call it as you prefer), from patients or colleagues. I have the feeling that the clock is tickling and all, including colleagues and politicians, will understand soon what it is about
I am extremely happy to see our paper “Viral persistence in children infected with SARS-CoV-2: current evidence and future research strategies” available open access on @lancet microbe. 👇🏿
Following observations from @resiapretorius and early pediatric data from @LaelYonker , we found that children with #LongCovid also have circulating activated platelets, supporting hypothesis of endothelial inflammation and chronic immune activation
journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/…
Our latest study on 24 to 36 months followup of children with Covid is now out on @lancet eclinical medicine.
Several important info on long term impact of Long Covid, reinfections, autoimmunity development, vaccination
Your article link:
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S25…
Im starting seeing new cases of #LongCovid in adolescents following a reinfection, despite previous infections did not lead to LC.
this scenario was rarer before.
Just saying.
Up to you to decide if curing LC should be or not a top priority of research