Omicron reinfection doubled long Covid risk for kids: Lancet

Children who were infected with Covid-19 for the second time during the Omicron wave had more than double the risk of developing long Covid, according to a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

- Rhythma Kaul

Conducted by researchers under the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Recover Initiative, this is the largest study to date examining the long-term effects of Covid-19 reinfection in young people, said the authors.

‘The NIH’s Recover (Researching Covid to Enhance Recovery) Initiative is dedicated to understanding long Covid, developing better treatments, and guiding strategies to protect people of all ages from the prolonged effects of Covid-19.