Crossover symptoms of COVID-19 and influenza

ABSTRACT

Based on its quasi-predictable genetic markers, we urgently promoted vaccination, stocked up on Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments-waived test kits, and prescribed antiviral medications for patients and their families to protect our communities and reduce the potential for spread. When discussing COVID-19 infection with families, pediatricians will often include a caution for the infrequent possibility for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), but probably the most common and actionable concern is cardiac, especially for adolescent athletes. Since June 2020, there have also been several reported cases of MIS in adults3). Email them to llevine@mjhlifesciences.com О For references and additional resources, go to ContemporaryPediatrics.com/ crossover-symptoms-COVID-19influenza Russell Libby is founder and president of the Virginia Pediatric Group in Fairfax, Virginia;assistant clinical professor of pediatrics atthe University of Virginia and George Washington University schools of medicine;a board member of the Physicians Foundation;and a member of the Contemporary Pediatrics® Editorial Advisory Board.