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Girl, 8, infected by Covid paralysed after virus 'triggers auto-immune disease'

Mirror 1 min read 3 years ago

Avella Braun, 8, from Bloomington, Minneapolis, US, was diagnosed with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) after catching coronavirus - and doctors believe Covid caused the rare auto-immune disease
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