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<p><span style="color: #00826a"><strong>Report on Covid-19 Infection in Children</strong></span> from newborn to 18 years old between April 1, 2021, and November 24, 2021, with as many as 310,648 cases and a cumulative death of 59 cases (mortality rate approximately 0.019%). Most of the children who died were under 1 year old and in the age group of 12-18 years, often children with pre-existing conditions.</p>
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<h2><span style="color: #00826a">Symptoms of children infected with Covid-19 range from common cold to pneumonia, with the following symptoms:</span></h2>
<ul>
<li>Fever, some cases with high fever up to 39-40 degrees Celsius</li>
<li>Runny nose, cough, sore throat</li>
<li>Noisy breathing, swollen larynx</li>
<li>Rapid breathing, shortness of breath, chest retraction, wheezing lungs</li>
</ul>
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<h2><span style="color: #00826a">Treatment of Covid-19 in children</span></h2>
<ul>
<li>The treating physician will assess symptoms and consider prescribing Favipiravir for symptomatic patients</li>
<li>If a child is infected with Covid-19 but asymptomatic, care should be provided at the physician’s discretion</li>
<li>Use of Andrographis paniculata (Fa Thalai Chon) is not recommended due to insufficient data to advise its use in children</li>
</ul>
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<h2><span style="color: #00826a">When children are ill from Covid-19 infection, a syndrome to watch for is Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, abbreviated as MIS-C, which is a multi-system inflammatory condition</span></h2>
<p>MIS-C is a severe complication following Covid-19 infection. This condition is rare but serious, involving myocarditis. Symptoms may begin as early as recovery from the illness or about 2-6 weeks after infection, with all of the following symptoms:</p>
<ol>
<li>Fever higher than 38 degrees Celsius</li>
<li>Evidence of Covid-19 infection</li>
<li>At least 2 of the following symptoms:
<ul>
<li>Gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain</li>
<li>Respiratory symptoms such as sore throat, cough</li>
<li>Inflammation of various mucous membranes such as red eyes, rash</li>
<li>Swelling of hands or feet</li>
<li>Enlarged lymph nodes</li>
<li>Neurological abnormalities such as seizures, confusion</li>
</ul>
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</ol>
<p><span style="color: #00826a"><strong>**If these symptoms occur, you should immediately return to see a doctor before the scheduled appointment</strong></span></p>
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<h2><span style="color: #00826a">How to prevent various infections?</span></h2>
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<li>Children should receive vaccines against respiratory bacterial infections including conjugated pneumococcal vaccine (IPD), Hib vaccine, and pertussis vaccine. These vaccines are given to children from 2 months to 1.5 years of age.</li>
<li>Children aged 6 months and older should receive the influenza vaccine annually. For children under 9 years old, the first influenza vaccination requires 2 doses one month apart, then annually thereafter like adults.</li>
<li>It is recommended that children aged 5 years and older receive the Covid-19 vaccine according to the recommendations of the Royal College of Pediatricians of Thailand.</li>
<li>Parents and caregivers should receive influenza vaccine, pertussis vaccine, and Covid-19 vaccine.</li>
<li>Infants who are breastfed should continue breastfeeding as breast milk contains antibodies that help protect and reduce the severity of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections.</li>
<li>Avoid taking children to crowded and congested places.</li>
<li>Wash hands before eating or after touching shared objects.</li>
<li>It is recommended that children aged 2 years and older wear face masks.</li>
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Symptoms of children infected with Covid-19 can range from fever, cough, pneumonia, and there is also a syndrome that needs to be monitored called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome or MIS-C, which is a multisystem inflammatory condition that may lead to severe complications such as myocarditis.

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