“In general, in addition to respiratory phenomena, minors may have disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, and after a covid there may be problems with the kidneys, liver, cardiovascular system, respiratory system organs… Relatively recently, scientists have described the so-called “covid fingers— – a complication after covid that resembles frostbite,” Gorelov said.
The interlocutor of the agency noted that pneumonia is most often found in children over the age of seven, and in adolescents, lung damage may be the same as in adults.
The most seriously ill are children under one year and adolescents, as well as children with somatic concomitant chronic pathology or congenital malformations, the infectious disease specialist concluded.