New research in JAMA finds a temporal association between SARS-CoV-2 infections and the onset of islet autoimmunity, a precursor to type 1 diabetes, in genetically predisposed infants. The study underscores COVID-19 as a potential risk factor for the development of this form of diabetes in young children.
Germany: A longitudinal cohort study of 885 infants with an increased genetic risk of type 1 diabetes revealed a temporal association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the development of islet.