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> are we concerned that there is a similar risk to younger folks who got COVID Children's ACE2 receptors are more resilient to damage, which is likely why they
by Alex3917 5y ago
> are we concerned that there is a similar risk to younger folks who got COVID
Children's ACE2 receptors are more resilient to damage, which is likely why they have only ~50% the risk of long covid as compared with a fully vaccinated adult. So yes, it's definitely a risk, but a smaller one.
That said, as an adult you can likely mitigate any cardiovascular damage at least somewhat by taking an ACE inhibitor to up-regulate your ACE2 receptors, whereas without medical training that probably wouldn't be especially safe or ethical to do on your kids.