I think this is theorised to be related to the pandemic. If I remember correctly, the theory goes that adenovirus is causing the hepatitis, and that young children are currently more susceptible to it as a result of lower circulation during lockdowns. I’m not that well informed though so I could be completely wrong.
New small study details Omicron’s possible link to hepatitis in children.
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I think this is theorised to be related to the pandemic. If I remember correctly, the theory goes that adenovirus is causing the hepatitis, and that young children are currently more susceptible to it as a result of lower circulation during lockdowns. I’m not that well informed though so I could be completely wrong.
New small study details Omicron’s possible link to hepatitis in children.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/05/12/national/science-health/japanese-researcher-omicron-hepatitis-children/
[This paper](https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(22)00290-9/fulltext) from the International Journal of Infectious Diseases links this to high population burden of Omicron variant (B.1.1.529).
I haven’t had a good enough run through of the statistics to comment on it yet.
I predict they’ll find it’s the Mrna vax via breast milk.
I read they were all 0 to 4 years old