The N.J. Department of Health urges parents and providers to remain watchful for symptoms of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), the immune system response that has been linked to COVID-19.

Symptoms include fever, diarrhea, vomiting, rash, red or pink eyes, red cracked lips or red tongue, swollen hands and feet that may also be red, sluggishness or irritability, abdominal pain and an enlarged lymph node on one side of the neck. DOH has provided parent fact sheets in English and Spanish.