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Study examines risk factors for severe health problems in kids with COVID-19

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis •
An international study involving researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis analyzed the risk factors for serious health outcomes in kids who had COVID-19. Researchers found that children up to age 18 who had tested positive for COVID-19 were at low risk for severe health problems. The study was based on pediatric data analyzed up to June 2021, before the delta and omicron variants took hold.
Doctor takes a cotton swab coronavirus test from child nose to analyse if postitve for covid-19.
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An international study involving researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that children up to age 18 with COVID-19 were at low risk for serious health problems stemming from such infections. The study was based on pediatric data analyzed up to June 2021, before the delta and omicron variants took hold.