Protecting Children with Long-Term Conditions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses what can be done to protect certain groups of children with long-term health conditions from catching SARS-Cov-2 disease caused by the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Furthermore, it is now being reported that a number of children appear to be reacting to the new coronavirus by developing a multisystem hyperinflammatory state with similar symptoms to that seen in toxic shock syndrome and which necessitates intensive care (Campbell & Sample, 2020).