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Children can develop long COVID, affecting up to 5.8 million, experts say.

Symptoms vary but can include fatigue, joint pain and neurological issues, impacting life.

Experts urge better understanding and treatment options as many medical providers lack knowledge.

LAYTON — Holly Olson calls COVID-19 a "crazy, wild journey" that's been hard to shake for her household. She and her husband, Steve, and their kids were all sickened by the virus four years ago, with different symptoms and varying degrees of severity.

Then she and the kids — Jacob, 18 at the time; Megan, 17 back then; Jenna, then 14 and Wyatt, who was 10 — developed long COVID just weeks after what looked like a full recovery, again with different symptoms and severity.

They're each still struggling some.

That

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