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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 8h

"If a student is experiencing challenges in their education due to Long COVID, it is important to provide them with the necessary support to ensure equal access to learning opportunities."
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Schools and Accommodations

Supporting Students with Long COVID Welcome to Our Resource Hub for Schools and Long COVID If a student is experiencing challenges in their education due to Long COVID, it is important to provide them...

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 8h

"Early recognition of MIS-C with rapid escalation of care post IVIG administration is needed to prevent morbidity and mortality."
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19: a case report and literature review

Given the rarity of multisystem inflammatory syndrome related to COVID-19 (MIS-C). This case report highlights the high index of suspicion to diagnose MIS-C in a child who presented with symptoms sugg

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 6d

"Hundreds of London schools are set to receive new air quality filters in a £2.7m scheme designed to reduce pollution in classrooms and protect children's health."
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London schools to get filters to cut classroom air pollution

City Hall says it is paying for about 200 schools to receive classroom air quality filters.

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 8d

"Whichever figure you use, the numbers are enormous, rivaling conditions like ADHD and autism as one of the most common chronic diseases in American youth today."
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Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation

Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 8d

"'When women are infected during pregnancy, the risks of complications increase significantly, particularly for preterm birth and both maternal and infant morbidity and mortality,' the researchers wrote."
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Study finds no link between mRNA COVID vaccines early in pregnancy and birth defects

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 11d

"Get angry that your government knows that Long COVID is now the leading chronic illness among children & it is doing nothing but continuing to force a long-disproven narrative down your throat: it’s fine. It’s safe for children to get COVID."
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Beyond all reason

Long COVID patients are constantly harangued about our requests for COVID safety. Yet what we're asking for is far less than what we're called on to do to survive.

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 12d

"...this study provides evidence that paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm & affects offspring phenotypes. These findings have public-health implications & inform further research in males affected by COVID-19, & their offspring."
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Paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm small noncoding RNAs and increases anxiety in offspring in a sex-dependent manner - Nature Communications

Whether paternal pre-conceptual SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm RNA content, or effects offspring phenotypes, has not been previously investigated. Here authors report changes in sperm noncoding RN...

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 14d

"Studies have shown that every infection of COVID-19, regardless of the severity, significantly increases one’s risk of developing a post-COVID-19 condition."
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How to be a student when you have long COVID

Long COVID can upend the lives of those who have it—when you’re a student, it can be even harder

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 17d

"Children and adolescents face a significantly higher risk of various PASC outcomes after reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings add to previous evidence linking paediatric long COVID to multisystem effects..."
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Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study

Children and adolescents face a significantly higher risk of various PASC outcomes after reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings add to previous evidence linking paediatric long COVID to multisyst...

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 18d

"These findings reinforce an urgent message that children and adolescents can develop long COVID not only after an initial infection, but also after reinfection. The public health implications are substantial."
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Long COVID is here to stay—even in children

Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 21d

"The kids are back in school & so is COVID-19. According to B.C.’s wastewater surveillance program, not a lot of people are sick with influenza A or B, or RSV right now, but COVID-19 cases are starting to tick upwards."
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Flu and COVID Vaccines Coming Soon to BC Pharmacies | The Tyee

They’ve also been ‘well supplied’ with rapid antigen test kits for this year.

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 22d

"After a second COVID-19 infection, the risk of myocarditis was found to triple relative to the risk seen after the initial infection. This points to the potential for escalating cardiovascular complications in children upon reinfection..."
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Second COVID-19 Infection Doubles Risk of Long COVID in Children, Study

A groundbreaking study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has unveiled alarming new evidence regarding the risks posed by COVID-19 reinfections in children and adolescents. Challenging

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 23d

"She also advocated for children with Long COVID, citing a recent JAMA resource that stated the disease affected nearly six million children and was the most common pediatric health problem in the U.S."
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Violet Affleck advocates for children with Long COVID, masks, and clean indoor air at United Nations event - The Sick Times

During today’s United Nations (UN) event “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action,” advocate Violet Affleck spoke about how clean air and masking are vital tools to address the ongoing COVID-19 pa...

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 23d

"Neuropsychiatric symptoms, impaired visual perception, and gray matter volume differences are evident in pediatric long COVID cases."
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Long-term influence of pediatric long COVID syndrome on the visual perception and neuropsychiatric symptoms

Long COVID presents with a wide range of persistent symptoms and durations following COVID-19 infection. However, data on children and adolescents remain limited. This study aims to explore visual per...

www.pedneur.com

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 26d

"Children represent a particularly vulnerable group to the long-term consequences of COVID-19 due to their ongoing neurodevelopment."
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Brain Microstructural Alterations in Children Post‐COVID‐19 Infection Through VBM, SBM, and Structural Covariance Network Analysis

Background Children represent a particularly vulnerable group to the long-term consequences of COVID-19 due to their ongoing neurodevelopment. This study aimed to identify transient and persistent s...

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · 28d

We recognize today as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. We encourage you to wear your orange shirt and to please follow this link for additional information from the Government of Canada: www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Canada.ca

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed September 30. The day honours First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors and their families and communities and ensures that public commemoratio...

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 28

"The Psychosocial Impact of Long Covid in Children and Adolescents: ASystematic Review."
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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 24

"... it is neglect of the highest order to look children in the eyes and say 'we knew how to protect you and we didn't do it.'"
Thank you to Violet Affleck for speaking out on behalf of children and young people.

MaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · Sep 24

Violet Affleck spoke at UN Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action on Sep 23, 2025, advocating for #CleanAir and masking as vital tools to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and protect children from #LongCOVID. #MaskTogetherAmerica
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Violet Affleck, wearing a @3M N95 respirator, spoke at @unitednations event “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action” on September 23, 2025, advocating for clean air and masking as vital tools to....

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 21

Exposure at Ecole John Stubbs Elementary SD#62 (Island Health) - September 15 and 18, 2025.

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 18

Exposure at Riverside Secondary SD#43 (Fraser Health) - September 15, 16, and 17, 2025.

BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 18

"Rachel now 18 is still living with symptoms such as crushing fatigue, brain fog, nausea, indigestion, bloating, body aches, muscle weakness and heat intolerance. She has also been diagnosed with POTS."
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"My childhood ended overnight" Rachel's Story| Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories

"My name is Rachel and it was early in the first lockdown when I got ill. I was 12 years old and the message at the time was that Covid didn’t affect children, so I believed it"Rachel now 18 is still ...

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BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 17

Exposure at Norgate Elementary SD#44 (Coastal Health) - September 11, and 12, 2025.

BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 16

"Compared with uninfected youth, those with moderate symptoms had a 40% higher likelihood of incident depression or anxiety, a risk that rose to 59% among those with severe disease."
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Kids with COVID had a 50% to 60% higher risk of depression, anxiety in 2021, researchers say

The results, the researchers say, underscore the need for targeted mental health interventions for infected children.

www.cidrap.umn.edu

BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 14

Exposure at Mennonite Educational Institute Middle School (Independent School in Fraser Health) - September 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2025.

BC School Covid Tracker @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social · Sep 14

"As some politicians continue to emphasize personal choice when it comes to vaccinations, doctors and infectious disease specialists point out that getting vaccinated not only protects the individual, but also the community."
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Why getting vaccinated protects more than just you

Health experts say vaccine-created herd immunity safeguards more people.

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