Up to 5.8 million kids have long COVID, study says. One mother discusses the "heartbreaking" search for answers.
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Up to 5.8 million young people have long COVID, according to a recent study — and parents like Amanda Goodhart are looking for answers.
She says her 6-year old son Logan caught COVID multiple times. But even months later, his symptoms didn't get better.
"To see him struggle to stay awake, or crying and saying he doesn't feel good, it's heartbreaking, it's demoralizing, because there's not a lot of treatment options," she told CBS News.
DENVER — Pediatrician Patricia Braun and her team saw roughly 100 children at a community health clinic on a recent Monday. They gave flu shots and treatments for illnesses like ear infections. But Braun also did something most primary care doctors don't. She peered inside mouths searching for cavities or she brushed fluoride varnish on their teeth.