COVID-19 cases average two percent nationally for persons under the age of 18; yet this statistic offers little comfort to parents in Los Angeles whose children are currently battling MIS-C.
CDC is reporting children appear to develop MIS-C four to six weeks following their initial presentation with COVID-19; and further stressed MIS-C is also being diagnosed in children who were previously asymptomatic.
Respiratory symptoms were not seen in all cases diagnosed to date; and the CDC also confirmed children with MIS-C have elevated inflammatory markers.
Although the number of cases observed in the U.K. was extremely limited (eight) the demographic information reflected what was observed in the small number of MIS-C cases in New York as reported by Black Voice News last week, where 22 percent of MIS-C cases were identified in Black children.
In both the U.S. and U.K. although sample sizes are too small to draw any real conclusions, details to date certainly warrant monitoring, especially since African-Americans are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 overall and this appears to be holding true for Black children in relation to MIS-C.
