Many studies document that COVID-19 is responsible for over 130,000 fatalities in the UK with very few children dying and even fewer designated as low risk. With a consensus growing from these studies, it has been documented that people of all ages are at high risk.
Researchers found that 4.4% of children with acute asthma symptoms continued having those symptoms for more than 28 days, compared with 13.3% of adults. Rates were slightly higher when researchers analyzed rates by age group: 5.1% for older children and 3.1% for younger ones; however the difference was not significant enough to prove a
This UK study may or may not contribute to understanding how children are affected by COVID-19 and how many might suffer long-lasting symptoms – to help inform current debate around vaccination in young people.