In England alone around 74,000 kids already have Long Covid. But parents say the condition is brushed off by GPs as the vast majority of children who catch Covid suffer no symptoms or long-term effects. Almost 500,000 UK children are known to have had Covid – suggesting around 74,000 have had Long Covid. Nichola, 44, told how Mani was admitted to hospital in pain so bad he was ­“paralysed from the neck down”. Sammie Macfarland, of campaign Long Covid Kids, said it was “Russian roulette” as to whether poorly children get Long Covid.

Source: Daily Mirror February 06, 2021 22:16 UTC