The spate of acute hepatitis cases in young children is not linked to Covid, researchers have said. Scientists in two independent research papers concluded that the rise is actually connected to the common adeno-associated virus 2, or AAV2.
AAV2 is not known to normally cause disease on its own and often accompanies infection with adenoviruses. These can cause cold or flu-like illnesses.
Experts said they could not completely exclude the chance that affected children had somehow developed increased susceptibility to getting sick, but they said this was extremely unlikely to be caused by Covid-19.
