Post-COVID Symptoms in Adolescents Change Over Time, UK Study Says

Students arrive at Dartmouth High School in Dartmouth, N.S. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Classes for the new school year are starting on schedule after an extended break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Adverse health conditions experienced by adolescents may change over time as they recover from COVID-19, according to a study of over 5,000 11- to 17-year-olds in the United Kingdom.

In the study published on Dec. 4 in The Lancet Regional Health-Europe, a team led by researchers at University College London surveyed 5,086 children about their health conditions six months and 12 months after taking a PCR test between September 2020 and March 2021. They also asked the participants to recall their symptoms at the time of taking the test.