Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates
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The Children Left Behind by Long Covid
As the world pretends the pandemic is over, at least a half-million children in the U.S. are struggling with the mysterious disease.
Extract of 3 cases from the article.
Case 1:
Lincoln Brockmeyer folds his lanky 6-foot-4-inch frame onto the examination table as he explains to the pair of doctors that he feels tapped out, his energy totally sapped. Some days, he says, he needs a nap to make it through the afternoon. Worse than the bone-tired feeling he can’t seem to shake is the constant pain in his legs and the sensation that each one weighs a thousand pounds. He tells the doctors that he’s lost weight—at one point he was down 30 pounds, to 148. He can’t run without getting lightheaded, he says, and every time he stands up he gets deep purple spidery veins on his arms and legs. He loves playing basketball, but not when his body hurts like this............
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Case 2:
Griffin recalls meeting with a 16-year-old girl who couldn’t sit up for more than a few minutes without throwing up, so her mother took her to a pediatric long-Covid clinic in Colorado. Griffin says the last time he talked with the girl, she could sit up for about 45 minutes without vomiting.
Case 3:
Hunter Reinard, who’s just turned 4, has been sick with long Covid for two of those years. He hides behind a blue chair in the exam room, while his mother, Kristin, explains that after the entire family came down with Covid early in the pandemic, he began suffering from high fevers every few weeks. He wasn’t eating well (he told his mom food smelled “disgusting”) and wasn’t sleeping. Over a course of months, Kristin had taken Hunter to a series of hospitals—including the Cleveland Clinic and, before the long-Covid clinic opened, Rainbow Babies. “Nobody knew what to do with him,” Kristin says to Edwards and Miller. “It was very frustrating because I was like, ‘I don’t know what to do at this point. Nobody’s believing me.’ ”
She tells the doctors that Hunter is beginning to gain weight thanks to the PediaSure shakes she’s been giving him. She and her husband also stopped finding Hunter downstairs at 4 in the morning playing with his toys, once they started giving him a melatonin supplement to help him sleep.
But the family all got Covid again in December. In February, Hunter’s on-and-off-again fever hit 106F. He began hallucinating, seeing characters from his favorite video games floating on the ceiling. Kristin says she’s been feeling overwhelmed.
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-05-04/long-covid-in-kids-has-effects-that-last-beyond-hospital -
MyPillow\" post_id=\"2065870\" time=\"1651298845\" user_id=\"70594:
Take care and hope you get (fully) well soon!
Hi Sun, thanks.. for the sharing. I recovered most of it, just left abit light cough -
People aged 50 to 59 can now take second Covid-19 vaccine booster
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/people-aged-50-to-59-can-now-take-second-covid-19-vaccine-booster
Anybody planned to take the 2nd vaccine booster? -
How do we know if the vaccination period has expired for those haven’t taken the booster? I went to check in NIR…can see where /when we get the C vaccine…but if expired…where can we see it?. I could see the ‘active’ next to our ic number…I wonder if the active means Vaccination not expired or the person still alive.
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MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2070140\" time=\"1654862422\" user_id=\"43981:
You can use this official website to calculate & check for u. But it is super mafan, must key in the info like the dates and vaccine brand yourself:
How do we know if the vaccination period has expired for those haven't taken the booster? I went to check in NIR..can see where /when we get the C vaccine..but if expired..where can we see it?. I could see the 'active' next to our ic number..I wonder if the active means Vaccination not expired or the person still alive.
https://www.checkfirst.gov.sg/c/bb2a6e22-99d3-40a0-a6b0-74718a6c1ada -
starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2070137\" time=\"1654861238\" user_id=\"14025:
Thank you Star for the info....yes, I will take the 02nd booster as soon as I can and hope others especially vulnerable one also do so.
People aged 50 to 59 can now take second Covid-19 vaccine booster
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/people-aged-50-to-59-can-now-take-second-covid-19-vaccine-booster
Anybody planned to take the 2nd vaccine booster? -
Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=\"2070151\" time=\"1654873524\" user_id=\"195250:[quote=\"Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=2070151 time=1654873524 user_id=195250]
There was news that a local expert did not recommend pple to take the 2nd booster. Hence I hesitate in taking.
Thank you Star for the info....yes, I will take the 02nd booster as soon as I can and hope others especially vulnerable one also do so.[/quote] -
starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2070155\" time=\"1654914161\" user_id=\"14025:
Who, and when was this? I recall something like that, but the reasoning was that it wasn't known at the time whether the first booster's efficacy would wane sufficiently to warrant a 2nd booster, and which age groups would need it, not that it was harmful. It was more to placate those who were questioning why only older groups were given a 2nd booster. And I expect the govt won't want to waste resources on jabbing people if it's not needed.
There was news that a local expert did not recommend pple to take the 2nd booster. Hence I hesitate in taking.
Perhaps they have now ascertained that the 1st booster's protection does wane over time for more age groups, and it may be good to have a 2nd booster.
I'll wait a while and see what experts say (surely they will be interviewed by the press). Since there will be a big initial rush, I think I'll wait a while - we are hoping to travel in Nov, so maybe getting the 2nd booster in around Aug/Sep might be better for us. -
Besides going overseas, travelling out of sg & protection - do we need vaccination status for anything else currently?
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Zeal mummy\" post_id=\"2070160\" time=\"1654917051\" user_id=\"58173:[quote=\"Zeal mummy\" post_id=2070160 time=1654917051 user_id=58173]
Yes, large events like for entry to my church services, they still check.
Besides going overseas, travelling out of sg & protection - do we need vaccination status for anything else currently?[/quote]
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