Up to 100 UK children a week hospitalised with rare post-Covid disease

12-15 a day since early January.

Evelina hospital records showed that 60% of the 107 cases of PIMS they had treated up until 13 January were black African or Caribbean children. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/05/up-to-100-uk-children-a-week-hospitalised-with-rare-post-covid-disease

Israel has also reported a larger number than in the first wave and wondering if this has an association with the prevalence of the B1.1.7 U.K. variant.

Or is it just that Israel & the U.K. let the virus run out of control?

Material when it comes to unlocking the lockdown

78% had no underlying health condition.

67% were boys

Average age 11

Range 8-14 years.

22% tested positive for Covid when the PIMS materialised. (It is mostly a post Covid syndrome)

Almost 1 in 4 developed PICU a coronary heart condition.

So. Although relatively rare, when prevalence is high in the community incidence of PIMS rise too - and can be very serious

Thanks to @foggi for the nudge to attach the Israel article. https://www.jpost.com/health-science/with-more-kids-sick-with-covid-can-israel-re-open-schools-656791

Sorry! @Foggii !

It seems like a too obvious question to ask but I assume @PHE_uk has data on how many of these children were in school (dates).

If so I assume all the children and teachers in those classes/lunch spaces etc with them at least were followed up for antibody tests?

Not those “within 6 feet/15 mins”. All of them

If seropositive how many were tested for Covid? When? And by what method?

It would be such a neat study and could reveal so many things about how to manage risk & school reopening - it must have been done? @martinmckee ?

If it hasn’t been done - well now would be a VERY good time for some good backward contact tracing and old fashioned epidemiology.

If it turns out the primary risks are in the homes what are the common characteristics?

What can we do to reduce the risks?