'Long COVID' Symptoms Rare in Kids: Study

THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As doctors see more kids with COVID-19, some positive news has emerged: Only about 4% of children and teens have long-lasting COVID symptoms, a British study finds.

The study confirms that COVID-19 tends to be a mild illness in children and that they usually recover quickly, the researchers reported Aug. 3 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.