Common signs of coronavirus in children to watch out for

[Andy Meek]

• Children can be infected with COVID-19, just like adults, albeit not at the same rate or to the same degree -- and, moreover, they don't necessarily present the same coronavirus symptoms, either.
• A team of UK researchers is out with the results of a new study running through a list of some of the most common COVID-19 symptoms reported in children who were symptomatic for the virus.
• The team's study also walks through ways to differentiate COVID-19 and the common cold in children.

The CDC said in recent days that a coronavirus vaccine may not be recommended for children at first, guidance that seems related to the fact that most of the drugmakers working on a vaccine have only been testing it on adults. "However, clinical trials continue to expand those recruited to participate," the CDC notes, hinting that the trials could encompass children down the line. However, immunologist Sallie Permar, MD, PhD, recently told the Association of American Medical Colleges that “A pediatric vaccine would not only help children -- it will be the basis of eventually eliminating COVID-19 in our population." Which is the same reason that the American Association of Pediatrics penned a letter this month to the Food and Drug Administration, which includes the following: “It is counter to the ethical principle of distributive justice to allow children to take on great burdens during this pandemic but not have the opportunity to benefit from a vaccine … because they have not been included in vaccine trials."

For now, knowing the coronavirus symptoms that can present themselves in children will be the key to keeping young people safe. Along those lines, a team of researchers from the UK -- including researchers from the data science company Zoe, as well as King's College London and Guy's and St. Thomas' hospitals -- is out with new data that highlights COVID-19 symptoms at different ages.

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