A study published in BMCInfectDis reports persistent COVID-19 symptoms in English schoolchildren regardless of the test results. Symptoms of loss of smell and taste are prevalent in those with a positive test history.
] among CYP reporting a previous positive SARS-CoV-2 test compared to those with neither a positive test nor previous suspected infection using data from a representative sample of English schools collected through the COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey.We used data from the COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey for the school year 2021/22.
Using these data, we first described the weighted prevalence of post-COVID-19-condition meeting a definition based on the DELPHI consensus [the presence of symptoms continuously for 12 weeks or more after the start of their infection, and everyday life being affected by those symptoms. Data were described by school type, age-group, sex, eligibility for free school meals and presence of underlying health conditions.
In round one, 1% of 2,485 primary school pupils surveyed, 2.5% of 1,902 pupils in years 7–11 and 4.4% of 143 pupils in years 12–13 were reported to have experienced long COVID as a result of their most recent SARS-CoV-2 infection. In round three, the prevalence of long COVID was 1.8% among 3,788 primary school pupils, 4.5% among 2,617 pupils in years 7–11 and 6.9% for 349 pupils in years 12–13, respectively.
Table 1 Weighted prevalence of long COVID meeting a definition based on the DELPHI consensus definition in survey rounds one and three by pupil characteristicsA history of symptoms persisting for more than 12 weeks was common regardless of infection history, with 48.0% of primary school pupils, 52.9% of secondary school pupils in years 7–11 and 79.5% of those in years 12–13 reporting at least one persisting symptom in round three. Similar results were reported in round one .
In round three, 2,027 secondary school pupils in years 7–11 reported a previous positive test, 216 had had suspected COVID while 1,415 had neither a history of a positive test nor suspected COVID-19 . More secondary school-aged pupils reported at least one persisting symptom if they had had a positive SARS-CoV-2 test ) compared to those with neither a history of a positive test nor suspected COVID-19 ).
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