Young people living with Long Covid tell us they feel ignored, dismissed and forgotten.

We are committed to amplifying their voice.

“Everyone’s first reaction to it is sympathy however I want change!”

#LongCovidKids #LongCovid #children #ShapingUs

https://www.instagram.com/p/CqOPGdUMYlJ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

New research on Prevalence and risk factor for #LongCOVID in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis and systematic review.

Based on 40 studies with 12,424 individuals, the pooled prevalence of any long COVID was 23.36 % ([95 % CI 15.27–32.53])

“Nearly one quarter of pediatric survivors suffered multisystem long COVID, even at 1 year after infection.”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123000710

#LongCovid #LongCovidKids #ShapingUs #ChildHealth

Sammie McFarland CEO & Founder LCK talks to Dan Walker and Ruth Liptrot about two families who were facing child protection proceedings because Long Covid is poorly understood and how the charity helped.

#LongCovidKids #LongCovid #Children #ShapingUs #Childhood #longcovidawarenessday #postcovidcondition #postcovidsyndrome #covidlonghaulers

Long Covid Kids welcome the publication of a
@WHO clinical case definition of #LongCovid in CYP.

Our members welcome the recognition of Long Covid in children and young people

However, we are disappointed in the published content. In our opinion, the definition provides a misleading representation of the disease.

Learn more in our blog.

#LongCovidKids #LongCovid #Children #family #shapingus #childhealth #mentalhealth #anxiety

https://bit.ly/3XILe1k

Kitty got #COVID19 in March 2020 age 14
She missed 2 yrs of #education due to #LongCovid
She filmed this w @WHO_Europe in #summer 2022.
Sept 2022 she started p/t collage using a mobility scooter.
It’s now Feb 2023, she is now 17 & reinfected.

Preventing infection and reinfection is the only way to prevent #LongCovid.

#longcovidkids #longcovid #health #education #shapingus #ellaslaw #cleanair #cleanairbill #ventilationbill

La #newsletter di Gossip Reale di questa settimana:
- Catherine del Galles ha appena lanciato #ShapingUs, campagna sull'importanza della prima infanzia: i rischi dello sconfinamento in politica e della mancanza di concretezza.
La giornalista Nuria Tiburcio racconta il suo #libro "Elena, la Infanta castiza" dedicato a Elena di Spagna, in vista dei suoi 60 anni.
Buona lettura!
https://gossipreale.substack.com/p/catherine-tra-ambizioni-e-
#royals #famigliereali

“Offices, schools, supermarkets and hospitals should be monitored for indoor air pollutants” according to @CMO_England

We couldn’t agree more, that’s why we are calling for the #VentilationBill

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/08/indoor-air-quality-should-be-monitored-in-public-places-says-chris-whitty

#CleanAir #EllasLaw
#CleanUpCovid #LongCovidKids #ShapingUs

RT @KensingtonRoyal
“Faces are a baby’s best toy.”

On Tuesday we launched #ShapingUs to raise awareness of the vital role our early years play in shaping the rest of our lives.

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