MIS-C risk during omicron substantially lower than previous waves

The risk for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children after infection with SARS-CoV-2 was substantially lower during the omicron wave compared with other variants, researchers from Denmark reported in JAMA Pediatrics.
The CDC defines a case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) as any patient aged younger than 21 years who presents with a fever; laboratory evidence of inflammation; evidence of clinically severe illness requiring hospitalization, with two or more organs involved, who has no alternative plausible diagnosis and has tested positive for current or recent

The risk for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children after infection with SARS-CoV-2 was substantially lower during the omicron wave compared with other variants, researchers from Denmark reported in JAMA Pediatrics.
The CDC defines a case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) as any patient aged younger than 21 years who presents with a fever; laboratory evidence of inflammation; evidence of clinically severe illness requiring hospitalization, with two or more organs involved, who has no alternative plausible diagnosis and has tested positive for current or recent