WHO explores link between COVID-19 and mysterious hepatitis in children

The above figure comes in the context of many studies being conducted to understand the role of the adeno virus and COVID-19 infection.

Expert Philippa Easterbrook of the program Hepatitis “There has been significant progress over the past week, with further investigations and some clear refinement of hypotheses about the cause of the disease,” the WHO’s global statement said at a press conference.

According to Mrs. Easterbrook, the UK has coordinated a series of studies on the genetics of children with diseases, immune responses, viruses as well as further epidemiological research.

Leading hypothesis about the cause of the disease mysterious hepatitis currently skewed in favor of the adenovirus despite considerable consideration of the role of COVID-19 as a co-infection or pre-existing disease. Specifically, further tests over the past week have confirmed about 70% of cases have tested positive for adenovirus, the common type commonly associated with gastritis.

Test results also showed that about 18% were positive for COVID-19. It is expected that next week’s studies will focus on learning about COVID-19 exposures and infections in cases.

About 70% of cases of the mysterious liver in the past week tested positive for the adeno virus. (Photo: Adobe Stock.)

While WHO has not mentioned any link between the mysterious hepatitis in children and the COVID-19 vaccine, UK health authorities also said, there is clearly “no evidence of a link”. associated with the COVID-19 vaccine, most hepatitis cases under the age of 5 are too young to be vaccinated.”

The situation is similar in the US, where most of the 109 children diagnosed with hepatitis are not eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

On April 22, a website that had previously spread health misinformation published an article citing WHO findings and saying that research by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer showed that the mRNA vaccine was active. accumulate in the liver and cause hepatitis. However, the claim made in the article is not true.

At the beginning of April, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported a sudden increase in the number of cases. hepatitis in children. It is considered a mysterious hepatitis and the virus that usually causes it is undetectable, according to Reuters.

To date, 20 countries have confirmed cases of mysterious hepatitis in children, with 70 additional cases in 13 countries pending the completion of final tests for confirmation.

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