Underlying Medical Conditions Associated With Severe COVID-19 Illness Among Children

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Authors

Lyudmyla Kompaniyets · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nickolas T. Agathis · Epidemic Intelligence Service

Jennifer Nelson · United States Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Association

Leigh Ellyn Preston · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jean Y. Ko · United States Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Association

Brook Belay · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

This cross-sectional study found a higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness among children with medical complexity and certain underlying conditions, such as type 1 diabetes, cardiac and circulatory congenital anomalies, and obesity. Health care practitioners could consider the potential need for close observation and cautious clinical management of children with these conditions and COVID-19.

Topics & Keywords

Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Child and Adolescent Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 4, Issue 6, pp. e2111182-e2111182

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11182

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