The emergence of pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome marks a crucial turning point for the widely held understanding of the coronavirus’s impact on children. Here, doctors answer frequently asked questions using the knowledge they have now.
of a 5-year-old child in New York City last week. “It’s sobering, it’s bluntly frightening, and I want to say to parents out there, ‘If you’re hearing this information about pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome and it sounds scary, it does sound scary. I’m speaking as a parent myself,’” said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio of the syndrome in his daily COVID-19 briefing today.
While pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome is sure to be a major factor in policy deliberations around school reopenings, gaining a better understanding of the risk is currently top of mind for parents. Here, doctors answer frequently asked questions using the knowledge they have now.
Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, a primary care pediatrician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital's Broadway Practice who has been treating cases of pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome, echoes this assertion—and feels especially inclined to provide solace to the more vulnerable populations in the U.S.. "As someone working in New York City within the immigrant community, a lot of my patients have parents that are essential workers," explains Bracho-Sanchez.
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