A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appeared to rule out COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines as factors in the mysterious cases of hepatitis among children in Alabama.
The CDC report, published Friday, said that none of the Alabama children tested positive for COVID-19 when they were taken to the hospital. None also had a previously documented case of SARS-CoV-2, also known as the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, or had received the COVID-19 vaccine.
All nine children tested positive for an adenovirus, officials said, and five of them tested positive for adenovirus type 41. The virus generally causes gastrointestinal illness in children including diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea. Respiratory issues and fever are also common symptoms, the CDC said.
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