MONITORING OF THE COURSE OF COVID-19 IN CHILDREN IN A POLYCLINIC

The authors present studies on the peculiarities of the clinical course of a new coronavirus infection in pediatric patients. The article is based on the analysis of foreign publications in peer-reviewed journals and studies of children's patients conducted at the outpatient level. The new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) causes the disease in children of all age groups, starting with newborns, which proceeds in a milder form. It was found that children are much easier to tolerate COVID-19. Researchers note the prevalence of asymptomatic and mild forms of the disease in children. It has been shown that COVID-19 in children has a significantly favorable outcome. The authors pay special attention to the fact that children, as a category of patients with the highest level of asymptomatic and mild course of the disease, constitute the main transmissible potential for the continuation of the pandemic.

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