"Right now, we're at the very beginning of trying to understand what that represents," Columbia's Dr. Mark Gorelik told Reuters. The syndrome has been largely undetected in the United States, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Until now, children have largely escaped some of the more serious complications of COVID-19, which has taken its greatest toll on older adults and those with chronic conditions. Gorelik said it is possible that in some children, the disease has two phases - the initial infection and a secondary immune response that kicks in some weeks later. Dr. Jane Burns, director of the Kawasaki Disease Research Center at the University of California San Diego, said it is unclear if the cases reported to date are related to COVID-19.

Source: bd News24 April 28, 2020 21:11 UTC