“We're left in the dark”: The ‘invisible’ children with Long Covid left without care

Thousands of children living with the life-changing impacts after Covid have been left without access to appropriate healthcare. But their families say no one wants to know.

Three-and-a-half years ago, Talvin was one of the top in his Maths class, he played chess and wanted to be a professional cricketer. Now 11, he should be preparing for secondary school, but some days he can’t even get out of bed. He needs the use of a wheelchair, and his cognitive symptoms are so severe he can’t read and write without support.

“Talvin wa…