Skip to content
NOWCAST News 9 at 10:00
Watch on Demand
Advertisement

Mother urges others to watch for symptoms after son, 9, comes down with serious syndrome after COVID

Mother urges others to watch for symptoms after son, 9, comes down with serious syndrome after COVID
SO SHE IS URGING PARENTS TO WATCH FOR SIG ANSND TAKE PRECAUTIONS. FREMONT THIRD GRADER JOEY PELLEGRINI TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID IN EARLY OCTOB.ER >> T LHEAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER CASES STARTED TO APPEAR AND APPEAR QUICK.LY JENNIFER: HIS 12-YEAR-OLD BROTHER, TOO. BOTH BREEZING THROHUG QUARANTINE. >> HEALTHY NORMAL CHILD, LIKE NO PRIOR MEDICAL HISTORY OR CONCERNS, NO ALLERGIES. JENNIFER: BACKN ISCHOOL ALMOST TWO WEEKS WHEN FRIDAY, HE STARTED FEELING REALLY SK.IC >> I CHALKED IT UP TO A STOMACH BUG, ALONG WITH A FEVER THAT WAS HIGHER THAN I WAS COMFORTAEBL WITH, BUT AGAIN WE’RE DEALING WITH THE WEEKEND, SO I THOUGHT LET’S SEE IF WE CAN RIDE IT O.UT JENNIFER: BY SANDY -- >>’S HEART WAS BEATING REALLY FAST, SO MUCH THAT VISLYIB HIS BODY WAS VIBRATING AT ONE POINT, WHICH IS REALLY SCARY. JENNIFER: A SCRAMBLE TO GET INTO URGENT CARE, THEN SENT TO THE EXETER E.R. AND THEN TO THE PEDIATRIC I.C.U. AT MASS GENERAL . >> THEY WERE LEANING TOWARDS THIS MISC, THIS MULTI SYEMST INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO POST COVID COMPLICATIONS IN CHIRELD >> HI. JENNIFER: THE STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST SAYS WELCOME PETITIONS LIKE TSHI ARE UNCOMMON, THEY CAN OCCUR EVEN IN HEALYTH PEOPLE. >> THE MAJORITY OF NATIONAL CASES OF MISC HAVE OCCURRED IN THE FIVE TO 11-YEAR-OLD AGE GROUP, AND SOMETIMES THAT LEADS TO HOSPITAZALITIONS. JASON: IT HAS AFFECT JULIE’S HURT, THE DOCTOR SAY IT WAS CAUGHT EARLY ENOUGH THAT HE SHOULD MAKE A FULL RECOVERY OVER TIME. THE MESSAGE FROM HIS PARENTS TONIGHT IS TT,HA IF YOUR CHILD HAS HAD COVID, WATCH FOR SIGNS. IF THEY HAVEN’T, PRE
Advertisement
Mother urges others to watch for symptoms after son, 9, comes down with serious syndrome after COVID
Jane Pellegrini said her son, Joey, was a normal, healthy third-grader who tested positive for COVID-19 in early October. But weeks after he recovered, he became seriously ill.

Jane Pellegrini said her son, Joey, was a normal, healthy third-grader who tested positive for COVID-19 in early October. But weeks after he recovered, he became seriously ill.

Advertisement