Children and Teens

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has brought a lot of anxiety and uncertainty to all of us, including children and adolescents. In this stressful period, no matter how old the children are, they all want to understand three basic questions: Am I safe? Are the people who care and take care of me safe? What impact will this situation have on my daily life? (adsbygoogle = window.

Early signs indicate that although children can contract COVID-19, their risk appears to be relatively low, and they are usually only mildly infected. This is a comfort to parents, but it does not mean that we should be complacent. Even if children are only mildly infected, they can still be transmitted to adults, and adults may have more serious complications. In addition, if most children’s symptoms are mild, it is possible that not all children’s infections have been detected and diagnosed.