Expert warns of effects of long Covid among kids


A medical lecturer at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine warned parents of possible long-term effects of Covid-19 on children.

Assoc Prof Dr Thira Woratanarat wrote on his Facebook page that a recent research carried out by Sandra Lopez-Leon, a genetic pharmacoepidemiologist, and associates found that some 25.24% of children and youths infected by Covid-19 could later develop long Covid.

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