LoTECA - Long-term effects
after coronavirus infection
(COVID-19) in adolescents
We still know little about how COVID-19 affects young people. Studies of adults have shown that some people experience symptoms that last for quite a long time after the infection itself has passed. Examples include fatigue and shortness of breath. How many young people are affected by such long-term effects, and what the underlying causes are, we still know very little about. The purpose of this research project is to:
Identify the risk of long-term effects after the acute corona infection is over.
Understand better why some people develop such long-term effects; in particular, we are interested in whether the immune system (which usually protects us from infections) can contribute to such complications.