Long Covid In Children: A Wake-Up Call

Send us Fan MailIn this eye-opening episode, we delve into the urgent issues surrounding children's health, spotlighting the often-overlooked impact of Long COVID and the critical importance of childhood vaccinations. Drawing insights from recent articles by Scientific American and The New York Times, we explore the alarming reality that 10-20% of children infected with COVID-19 may suffer from long-term symptoms, including cognitive difficulties, fatigue, and behavioral changes.We also examine the resurgence of childhood diseases once thought eradicated, like measles, due to declining vaccination rates fueled by misinformation and safety concerns. With 16 outbreaks reported in 2024 alone, the stakes have never been higher.Join us as we discuss the need for heightened public awareness and preventive measures to protect our children from both Long COVID and preventable diseases. This episode underscores the vulnerability of our youth and highlights the crucial role of vaccines in safeguarding their health. Don’t miss this vital conversation about the future of children's well-being and the actions we can take today.Sources:Six Childhood Scourges We’ve Forgotten About, Thanks to Vaccineshttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/childhood-diseases-vaccines-preventable.html Long COVID Is Harming Too Many Kidshttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/long-covid-is-harming-too-many-kids/This is Heliox: Where Evidence Meets EmpathyIndependent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter.  Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas. Support the showDisclosure: This podcast uses AI-generated synthetic voices for a material portion of the audio content, in line with Apple Podcasts guidelines. We make rigorous science accessible, accurate, and unforgettable.Produced by Michelle Bruecker and Scott Bleackley, it features reviews of emerging research and ideas from leading thinkers, curated under our creative direction with AI assistance for voice, imagery, and composition. Systemic voices and illustrative images of people are representative tools, not depictions of specific individuals.We dive deep into peer-reviewed research, pre-prints, and major scientific works—then bring them to life through the stories of the researchers themselves. Complex ideas become clear. Obscure discoveries become conversation starters. And you walk away understanding not just what scientists discovered, but why it matters and how they got there.Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter.  Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.Spoken word, short and sweet, with rhythm and a catchy beat.http://tinyurl.com/stonefolksongs