The title of this post is utterly misleading. It should be corrected to reflect what the article actually says, which is that there is an elevated biomarker. A

The title of this post is utterly misleading. It should be corrected to reflect what the article actually says, which is that there is an elevated biomarker. A biomarker is not the same thing as "damage". A direct quote from the article: > “We do not yet know the clinical implications of this elevated biomarker in children with COVID-19 and no symptoms or minimal symptoms,” said co-senior author David T. Teachey, MD Moreover, the title of the release is clear: > CHOP Researchers Find Elevated Biomarker Related to Blood Vessel Damage Edit: on reading the paper, they're looking at a biomarker that is part of the complement system (C5b9), which is an ancient part of the human immune system, associated with many different illnesses. One of the reasons it activates is infection with viruses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complement_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complement_system Claiming that this is evidence of blood vessel damage is a wild leap to an unsupported conclusion. It's a bit like saying that elevated a1c levels (i.e. a routine pre-diabetes marker) are evidence of organ damage. Paper is here: https://ashpublications.org/bloodadvances/article/4/23/6051/474421/Evidence-of-thrombotic-microangiopathy-in-children https://ashpublications.org/bloodadvances/article/4/23/6051/...