Collaborative Statement
Shared Statement from various Kawasaki Disease support organisations in response to media reports.
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Australian Media Reports
- 20 May 2020: healthed, Going Viral Episode 52 podcast with David Burgner “The Definitive Update on Kawasaki and Similar COVID Related Syndromes in Children”
- 19 May 2020: RACGP, news GP “WHO develops preliminary case definition for inflammatory condition in children”
- 18 May 2020: Women’s Agenda “Kawasaki Disease? That’s what I said too when my child was diagnosed”
- 15 May 2020: National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance COVID-19, Kawasaki Disease (KD) and PIMS-TS in children”
- 14 May 2020: Hospital and Healthcare Q&A: Kawasaki Disease and COVID-19 in children
- 13 May 2020: ABC News Radio “Three children in New York have died after suffering symptoms described as Kawasaki disease-like”
- 13 May 2020: ABC News, interview with Prof David Burgner
- May 2020: SBS “What is Kawasaki Disease and how is it linked to Coronavirus”
- 13 May 2020: 9NEWS interview with Kawasaki Disease Foundation Australia President, Meagan Mitchell
- 13 May 2020: 9NEWS “Australian experts investigate mysterious coronavirus-linked illness in children”
- 13 May 2020: news.com.au Kawasaki disease: PM orders urgent inquiry into virus killing kids”
- 13 May 2020: 7NEWS “Kawasaki disease: Fears coronavirus-linked illness could emerge in young children in Australia”
- 11 May 2020: The New Daily “Corona-virus related disease that killed three children in US unlikely in Australia”
- 4 May 2020: 7NEWS “French doctors find more children diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease had been exposed to coronavirus”
- 30 April 2020: The Conversation “Coronavirus and Kawasaki Disease in children: it’s an intriguing but unproven link”
- 29 April 2020: ABC News “What is Kawasaki disease, what are the symptoms and is it linked to coronavirus?”
- 28 April 2020: 7NEWS “Coronavirus UK: Doctors ‘urgent’ warning as some children fall ill with Kawasaki disease that could be linked to COVID-19”
- 29 April 2020: NEWS.com “Kawasaki disease: Fears kids will die from disease linked to coronavirus”
- 28 April 2020: ABC NEWS “Kawasaki disease symptoms in kids in UK possibly linked to coronavirus”
- 28 April 2020: The Guardian “Australian doctors on alert after Kawasaki disease in children linked to Covid-19”
- 2 June 2022: NEWS.com “100 children hospitalised with rare post-Covid illness in Australia“
International Media Reports
- 14 May 2020: tctMD/The Heartbeat “Latest Kawasaki Series Offers Clues to COVID-19 in Kids as Debate Persists”
- 8 May 2020: CNN “Cuomo warns of ‘entirely different chapter’ as 5-year-old NYC boy dies from COVID-related complications”
- 4 May 2020: The Daily Telegraph “Watch: What is Kawasaki Disease? What you need to know about coronavirus in children”
- 3 May 2020: CTV NEWS “Canadian doctors investigate possible link between COVID-19 and rare children’s disease”
- 28 April 2020: ITV This Morning (UK) Interview with Dr Ranj”
- 28 April 2020: ITV “Coronavirus: Rare syndrome seen in children”
- 28 April 2020: BBC News “Coronavirus: ‘My son had symptoms of rare syndrome’”
- 28 April 2020: ABC News “European doctors warn rare kids’ syndrome may have virus tie
- 28 April 2020: Metro UK “Mum’s fears as daughter, 2, shows signs of coronavirus-linked Kawasaki disease”
- 28 April 2020: Metro UK “Health chiefs ‘unaware’ of children’s deaths from new illness linked to coronavirus”
- 28 April 2020: Telegraph “Children falling critically ill with new ‘coronavirus-related syndrome’ as NHS issues alert”
- 27 April 2020: BBC News “Coronavirus alert: Rare syndrome seen in UK children”
- 27 April 2020: Daily Mail UK “NHS chief says UK is investigating as a ‘matter of urgency’ after reports of children falling ill with inflammation syndrome possibly linked to coronavirus”
- 27 April 2020: HSJ Exclusive “National alert as ‘coronavirus-related condition may be emerging in children”
- 27 April 2020: Daily Mail UK “NHS chief says UK is investigating as a ‘matter of urgency’ after reports of children falling ill with inflammation syndrome possibly linked to coronavirus”
Information from other Kawasaki Disease support organisations
- Societi (UK Kawasaki Disease Foundation) response to UK press coverage re COVID-19
- Kawasaki Disease Canada Shared Statement
- Kawasaki Disease Foundation US “About Kawasaki Disease and COVID-19”
Research
- 13 May 2020: The Lancelot “Kawasaki-like disease: emerging complication during the COVID-19 pandemic