Risk of long Covid in kids doubles after second infection: StudyLast Updated: October 02, 2025, 21:30 ISTRepresentational image (Image: News18)Illinois [US], October 2 (ANI): Children and adolescents were twice as likely to experience long Covid after contracting Covid for the second time, compared to their peers with a single previous infection.These results run counter to the popular perception that Covid in children is “mild" and that reinfections with Covid do not carry the same risk of long Covid as initial infections.Among the conditions associated with long Covid in youth, myocarditis (swelling of the heart muscle that can weaken the heart and even prove fatal) was most common, with the risk tripling after a second Covid infection compared to the initial infection. Blood clots in children were more than twice as likely after a second Covid infection. This study is part of the NIH-funded RECOVER Initiative, which includes 40 U.S. children’s hospitals and health institutions and aims to learn about the long-term effects of COVID. “Without this investment, we wouldn’t have had access to such a large and diverse pediatric population, nor the capacity to rigorously evaluate long COVID in a way that is applicable across many different levels of care. (ANI)First Published: October 02, 2025, 21:30 ISTNews agency-feeds Risk of long Covid in kids doubles after second infection: StudyDisclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.