Long COVID Prevalence and Associated Activity Limitation in US Children, Ford et al, 2025

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Research letter

Abstract:

Long COVID, or post–COVID condition (PCC), is a chronic condition lasting 3 or more months following SARS-CoV-2 infection.1 In 2022, 1.3% (approximately 1 million) of US children had ever experienced PCC.2 Compared with adults, PCC in children is not well characterized.3,4 We estimated the prevalence of (1) ever and current PCC stratified by sociodemographic characteristics in US children and (2) activity limitations among children currently experiencing PCC.

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ABC News Long COVID impacting more than 1 millioner children: CDC study suggests

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More than 1 million children may have been affected by long COVID in 2023, new federal data published Monday suggests.

Long COVID, a condition that occurs when patients still have symptoms at least three months after clearing infection, has been well-documented in adults, but its impact on children has been less clear.

Researchers from two divisions within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at results from the 2023 National Health Interview Survey, a nationwide survey that monitors the health of the U.S. population.