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A nationwide study to understand COVID-19 complications in children and young adults
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Surveillance of cases at over 70 pediatric hospitals across the country
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Tracking the emergence and impact of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
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Characterizing the development and maintenance of immunity against COVID-19
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Overcoming COVID-19
The Overcoming COVID-19 study seeks to track and characterize the development of complications in children and young adults as a result of exposure to the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, one such outcome being Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Through real-time surveillance and reporting, as well as prospective enrollment of study participants with collection of blood and respiratory samples, this study intends to understand the risk factors and outcomes of COVID-19 critical illness in the pediatric population, define complications in young individuals thought to be related to SARS-CoV-2, identify predictive markers of these complications, and characterize the development and maintenance of adaptive immunity.
Who We Are
The Overcoming COVID-19 study team represents a collaboration between over 70 pediatric hospitals nationwide and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
About Us
Our Research
We are performing a real-time surveillance of COVID-19 cases in children and analysis of blood and respiratory samples to determine biomarkers of disease susceptibility
Our Research
Our Findings
We are continually reporting and publishing our results to help inform parents, clinicians, and the media about cases, treatments, and diagnostic guidelines of COVID-19
News and Publications
Recent News and Publications
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children — Initial Therapy and Outcomes - New England Journal of Medicine (6/16/2021)
- Neurologic Involvement in Children and Adolescents Hospitalized in the United States for COVID-19 or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome - JAMA Neurology (3/5/2021)
- Characteristics and Outcomes of US Children and Adolescents With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Compared With Severe Acute COVID-19 - Journal of the American Medical Association (2/24/2021)
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents - New England Journal of Medcine (6/29/2020)
- The virus can sicken children in very different ways, a new study finds - New York Times (2/24/2021)
- Evidence grows that children may play a larger role in transmission than previously believed - Washington Post (8/20/2020)
- New Data on How Many Kids Got That Covid Mystery Illness - Wired (8/19/2020)
- How Covid Sends Some Bodies to War With Themselves - New York Times (8/11/2020) See all News and Publications
CDC Resources for Parents and Clinicians
