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Holiday COVID-19 surge to blame for rising cases of inflammatory syndrome in children in some US cities – ABC News
In recent weeks, hospitals in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Colorado, Nebraska and New Jersey have reported an increase in cases of MIS-C cases, a rare inflammatory condition found in children.
The apparent uptick in MIS-C cases coincides with a decrease in COVID-19 cases nationwide, in the wake of a post-holiday surge. But experts interviewed by ABC News explained that there is often a lag — sometimes three to four weeks — between COVID-19 infections and the onset of MIS-C symptoms.
“MIS-C is…
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