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Study: Kids Face Higher Long Covid Risks After Reinfection

10/1/2025

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The Lancet Infectious Diseases reports children are twice as likely to develop long Covid after reinfection.
Data from nearly 465,000 youths across 40 U.S. hospitals were collected from January 2022 to October 2023.
Long Covid rose to 1,884 per million after reinfection, up from 904 per million after first infection; risks include myocarditis, clots, kidney damage, and fatigue.

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Story summary

The Lancet Infectious Diseases reports children are twice as likely to develop long Covid after reinfection.
Data from nearly 465,000 youths across 40 U.S. hospitals were collected from January 2022 to October 2023.
Long Covid rose to 1,884 per million after reinfection, up from 904 per million after first infection; risks include myocarditis, clots, kidney damage, and fatigue.