Children’s Hospital sees uptick in COVID-19 related MISC cases
OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A COVID warning when it comes to young people. Children’s Hospital and Medical Center is seeing its largest number of cases of what’s called MISC.
This is the rare, complex syndrome connected to the virus that can inflame the child’s heart and other organs.
As vaccinations continue across the country young people are last on the list. Experts believe the recent uptick is connected to holiday travel and gatherings.
For most of the summer, Childrens had two patients a month with MISC. In December, they had 10.