The clinic is one of 15 regional hubs established to help children with long Covid symptoms.
The family of an 11-year-old girl with long Covid have said the advice they received from a specialist clinic has been "invaluable".In August, she was referred to the paediatric long Covid hub in West Yorkshire."Life goes on for lots of people, but it has sort of stood still for us in some respects," she said.
The chances of having long-term symptoms does not seem to be linked to how ill you are when you first get Covid. suggest about 3% of the UK population were experiencing self-reported long Covid symptoms as of 31 July 2022. Dr Avanish Tantry, consultant paediatrician at the hospital, agreed it appeared more common in adults, but said the clinic had received a "steady stream" of referrals since it began.