What is Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children?
A systematic review indicates that children having [[coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] have milder effects and better outcomes than many adults.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Systematic Review of COVID-19 in Children Shows Milder Cases|year=2020|publisher=US National Library of Medicine|pmc=7228328|last1=Ludvigsson|first1=J. F.|journal=Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)|volume=109|issue=6|pages=1088–1095|doi=10.1111/apa.15270|pmid=32202343}}</ref> Children, however, are more likely to have [[multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children]], a rare though life-threatening [[illness]]. This condition involves persistent [[fever]]s and extreme [[inflammation]] after being exposed to [[SARS-CoV-2]], a virus that causes COVID-19.<ref>{{cite journal|title=A Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children|year=2020|journal=eClinicalMedicine|pmc=7473262|last1=Ahmed|first1=M.|last2=Advani|first2=S.|last3=Moreira|first3=A.|last4=Zoretic|first4=S.|last5=Martinez|first5=J.|last6=Chorath|first6=K.|last7=Acosta|first7=S.|last8=Naqvi|first8=R.|last9=Burmeister-Morton|first9=F.|last10=Burmeister|first10=F.|last11=Tarriela|first11=A.|last12=Petershack|first12=M.|last13=Evans|first13=M.|last14=Hoang|first14=A.|last15=Rajasekaran|first15=K.|last16=Ahuja|first16=S.|last17=Moreira|first17=A.|volume=26|page=100527|doi=10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100527|pmid=32923992}}</ref> Children and adolescents may be affected by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in several other areas. Those are [[education]], [[socioeconomic status]] and [[mental health]]. When children and adolescents are infected with COVID-19, they are more likely to not show symptoms or usually have mild to moderate severity.<ref>{{cite journal|title=COVID-19 in Children and Teens|journal=Paediatrics and International Child Health|date=2 January 2021|volume=41|issue=1|pages=36–55|publisher=Centers for Disease Control|doi=10.1080/20469047.2020.1781356|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20469047.2020.1781356|access-date=July 12, 2021|last1=Rajapakse|first1=Nipunie|last2=Dixit|