Covid-positive children: tips

With the beginning of the new year, the cases of positivity to covid-19 have increased in Italy, let's see together what are the advice of doctors for covid-positive children

Symptoms of covid-positive children

In this period there are many children positive for covid, some fortunately are asymptomatic and have discovered the positivity only for having carried out control swabs. The most felt symptoms for the previous variants are fever and dry cough. With the new Omicron variant the main symptoms are fat cough, headache, joint pain, sore throat and cold.

What are the advice for covid-positive children?

In this period it happens to see children positive to covid, in most cases the positivity to covid is resolved without too many complications but to avoid unpleasant situations it is better to consult with your doctor, the Infectious Diseases and Vaccinations Technical Table of the Italian Society of Pediatrics has provided several tips to best overcome this period:

Asymptomatic children who have tested positive for Covid do not need any therapy
If you need to use bronchodilators and cortisones, for respiratory symptoms, prefer the spacer because it avoids the spread of the virus
Mineral salts are very important for children who have vomiting and diarrhea, it is important to rehydrate children.
It is very important to follow the doctor's advice, and if it is not appropriate to use the antibiotic it is better not to use it, the covid is a virus
For children who complain of breathing difficulties or severe and persistent chest pain, it is advisable to contact their doctor or go to the emergency room
Hospitalization is recommended for infants less than three months old.
Radiological examinations are only recommended for children with severe symptoms.
Special therapies are only recommended for children hospitalized in severe conditions (for example with pneumonia or respiratory distress syndrome)
It is very important not to underestimate the spread of infections, it is necessary to contact and inform those who have been in contact with the covid-positive child.
Covid-19 vaccination is considered the best method to defeat the virus and is recommended for all children aged 5 and over

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