Which shield for children during a new normal life?

About 2 months ago, there was an outbreak in the US. During this outbreak, it is mainly among children who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 and have started school. This wave is likely to happen in Ho Chi Minh City. HCM if children go to school again. This causes many concerns and worries for parents with young children.

Fortunately, the data reported on pediatric Covid-19 shows that most children with Covid-19 are mild and have few complications. According to statistics of the recent outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City, out of the total number of children infected with Covid-19 of nearly 30,000 cases (excluding unreported cases), the number of children who did not survive was only 33 cases and most of these children All have underlying diseases or other intractable diseases.

Among children who have been infected with Covid-19, there is a phenomenon that children may suffer from a serious condition called MIS-C (Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children). According to worldwide statistics, MIS-C occurs within 6 weeks of Covid-19 infection, causing damage to many organs with a rate of less than 1% of the total number of children infected with Covid-19.

Therefore, if a child has been infected with Covid-19 within 6 weeks and has the following symptoms, parents need to take the child to the doctor soon to detect complications on time.

SIGNS NEED TO TRACK MIS-LIKE

• Fever of 38C or higher, within 3 consecutive days, with 1 of the following signs:
• Gastrointestinal symptoms: vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea
• Nervous: headache, dizziness
• Rash
• Red eyes
• Red tongue, red lips
• Swollen hands and feet
• Neck lymph nodes

In the immediate future, instead of worrying about information related to Covid-19 vaccines for children, parents should take good care of and care about their children’s health by being fully vaccinated. Other vaccines according to the schedule of immunizations and periodic health checks for children, combining good nutrition and healthy physical activity, so that children are healthy enough to overcome all diseases, not only COVID-19.