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The eight-year-old Westhill youngster, who has missed most of the last year at Crombie School, suffers daily from a wide range of symptoms including fatigue, migraines and difficulties regulating her temperature.

Ms Goss, who is a trustee of the charity Long Covid Kids, urges the Scottish Government to follow NHS England in setting up specialist clinics for children and adults.

"Treating long Covid-19 in children will require a specific focus on that population’s symptom profile and underlying disease mechanisms, despite apparent similarities between paediatric and adult long-haulers, experts and advocacy group leaders said. In children, the lack of well-documented acute Covid-19 cases, the lagging awareness of long Covid-19’s prevalence, and the safety concerns associated with younger individuals present unique research barriers, they added."

"Although children are less likely to be seriously ill with Covid-19, it's becoming more and more clear that some are suffering long-term after effects from the virus.

ONS data suggests 7.4% of children aged two to 11 and 8.2% aged 12-16 report continued symptoms, and now the NHS is launching long covid services for children and young people through 15 paediatric hubs around the UK."

"A 10-year-old schoolboy has been left in a wheelchair after developing a mystery illness, thought to be Long Covid.

Jacob Parish, 10, from New Waltham, has not been at school since March as he awaits a formal diagnosis for the condition which has left him unable to walk.

Mum, Victoria Parish, believes he might have Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTs) trigged by Long Covid."

"The United Kingdom is taking a cautious approach toward vaccinating young people, a stark contrast from the United States, where more than 5 million children under 18 are fully vaccinated. CNN's Phil Black has more."