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International Journal of Advanced Psychiatric Nursing

P-ISSN: 2664-1348, E-ISSN: 2664-1356, Impact Factor: RJIF 5.4
International Journal of Advanced Psychiatric Nursing
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2021, Vol. 3, Issue 1, Part A

Children and COVID-19

Julie Jadhav

Pediatric population is vulnerable to this infection. In this review, we conducted extensive research mainly by using the database. We used Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and associated keywords to engage in an extensive search focusing on COVID-19 in the pediatric population. We discovered that most of the studies were from China, and some of them were in the Chinese language. However, English translations of many of the studies were available. For accessing the relevant statistical data, we relied on the World Health Organization (WHO) resources and the official website of the Ontario Government (ontario.ca). Most of the studies showed that the virus has affected the pediatric population. However, we found some differences among these studies regarding the severity of symptoms in children affected by COVID-19. While a few studies stated that the virus has presented with milder symptoms in the pediatric population, some studies have presented data of children who have suffered life-threatening complications due to COVID-19. Although the data is limited, we have been able to conclude from the studies we reviewed that COVID-19 does indeed affect children the same way as any other age group. Moreover, children can act as carriers of the virus and can endanger the lives of other individuals. Besides, neonates and infants can easily acquire the infection from family members without having any exposure to the outside world. Hence, utmost care should be taken while handling this population. More trials and studies should be conducted to analyze the impact of early diagnosis of infection in children and its management.
Pages : 26-28 | 936 Views | 442 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Julie Jadhav. Children and COVID-19. Int J Adv Psychiatric Nurs 2021;3(1):26-28. DOI: 10.33545/26641348.2021.v3.i1a.51
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