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  • Wed. Nov 6th, 2024

Kawasaki disease symptoms in kids in UK possibly linked to coronavirus

Kawasaki disease symptoms in kids in UK possibly linked to coronavirus

The discovery of a potential link between an inflammatory condition in children and coronavirus has important implications for developing an effective vaccine, Australian scientists say.

Key points:

  • An urgent alert in Britain warned doctors of the Kawasaki disease-like condition in children
  • Some children with the condition also had COVID-19, but a definitive link has not been confirmed
  • There is evidence some COVID-19 patients deteriorate after a week because of the disease’s effect on blood vessels

British health authorities reported as many as 12 children, some of whom tested positive to COVID-19, were seriously ill in hospital with severe inflammation in the body.

It prompted Britain’s National Health Service to issue an alert warning that the condition could be related to COVID-19 in children,

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