Year 2022: exploring COVID-19 pandemic in children

Elena Bozzola; Carlo Caffarelli; Francesca Santamaria; Giovanni Corsello

doi:10.1186/s13052-023-01536-2

Year 2022: exploring COVID-19 pandemic in children

Ital J Pediatr. 2023 Sep 29;49(1):128. doi: 10.1186/s13052-023-01536-2.

Authors

Elena Bozzola¹, Carlo Caffarelli², Francesca Santamaria³, Giovanni Corsello⁴

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy. elena.bozzola@opbg.net.
² Department of Medicine and Surgery, Clinica Pediatrica, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
³ Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemics is rapidly changing. In this article, we review progresses published in the Italian Journal of Pediatrics in 2022. More data on clinical pictures, prevention strategies and active management in children have been provided. The continued evolution of knowledge has driven transformations in the clinical approach to the disease and allowed key advancements in the care of children with COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Children; Diagnosis; Health care; Prevention; SARS-CoV-2; Transmission; Treatment; Vaccination.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Child
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Pandemics / prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2