COVID-19 and Children

COVID-19 and Children

COVID-19 in children is a complex topic and we, as scientists and medical professionals, need to lead the discussion on research and patient care.

Join us for the ESPID sessions on COVID-19 in paediatrics.

Should We Vaccinate Children When There's a COVID-19 Vaccine?

Tuesday, 27 October, 20:00 (CET/UTC+1)

Chairs: Adam Finn, UK & Hanna Nohynek, Finland

  • State of affairs on the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine trials
    Andrew Pollard, UK

Should we vaccinate children when there is a COVID-19 vaccine?

  • Safety of COVID-19 vaccines in children
    Marco Cavaleri, the Netherlands
  • Should we vaccinate children to break transmission chains?
    Hanna Nohynek, Finland

Interactive Case Session on COVID-19

Thursday, 29 October, 15:00 (CET, UTC+1)

Be ready to vote your way through case studies on COVID-19 in the ESPID Interactive Cases Session with Elizabeth Whittaker (UK) and Florian Götzinger (Austria).

A Young ESPID Debate

Thursday, 29 October, 09:30 (CET, UTC+1)
10:00 Debate

  • Sick children at School During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Universal Test and Quarantine… Or Not?
    Danilo Buonsenso (Italy) vs Andreea M. Panciu (Romania)

Other Sessions

Late-Breaking COVID-19 Oral Presentations

Wednesday, 28 October, 09:30 (CET, UTC+1)

  • ULTI-INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN RELATED TO SARS-COV-2 IN SPAIN
    Silvia Simó Nebot, Spain
  • CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE HOSPITALISED WITH COVID-19 IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTRE OBSERVATIONAL COHORT STUDY
    Olivia Swann, United Kingdom
  • THE SPANISH COHORT OF COVID-19 HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN
    Carlos D. Grasa, Spain
  • SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODY PREVALENCE IN BLOOD IN A LARGE SCHOOL COMMUNITY SUBJECT TO A COVID-19 OUTBREAK: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
    Juan Pablo Torres, Chile
  • FEVER WITHOUT SOURCE (FWS) AS THE FIRST MANIFESTATION OF SARS-COV-2 INFECTION IN INFANTS UNDER 90 DAYS OF LIFE.
    Daniel Blázquez-Gamero, Spain
  • THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CHILDREN’S HEALTH
    Mariana Poppe, Portugal

 

COVID-19 E-Posters

Plus search for COVID-19 in the E-Poster Gallery