THE RULES ALREADY IN STATE FOR WAKE COUNTY. THEY ARE ASKING WHERE THE COUNTY STANDS FIRST. >>> WRAL'S DATA TRACKERS ARE INVESTIGATING LONG-HAUL COVID AND ITS IMPACT ON KIDS. FOR SOME CHILDREN IT AFFECTS EVERYTHING FROM THEIR MOOD TO MOBILITY. >> Reporter: PATIENTS HAVE TRAVELED FROM AS FAR AS NEW YORK TO COME HERE. 13-YEAR-OLD WEDNESDAY HAS SUFFERED EXTREME FATIGUE FOR 14 STRAIGHT MONTHS. >> TO THE POINT WHERE SHE'D FALL ASLEEP IF SHE WAS DOWN IN THE FLOOR PETTING THE DOG. SHE COULDN'T STAY AWAKE EVEN FOR VIRTUAL CLASSES A LOT OF TIMES. >> Reporter: THE ONCE ACTIVE CHEERLEADER HAS RELAPSED 26 TIMES, DEVELOPING LUMPS, RASHES AND SEIZURES. >> IT'S WORN ON HER A LOT, BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY. >> Reporter: IN MANY CASES THE FATIGUE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND MEMORY LOSS LAST EVEN LONGER. UNC HAS TREATED 2600 LONG- HAULERS THIS YEAR SO FAR. >> MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, HIGH SCHOOLERS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS ARE UNFORTUNATELY HAVING TO INTERRUPT THEIR REGULAR SCHOOL DAY AND ACTIVITIES BECAUSE OF THE SYMPTOMS. >> Reporter: 25 KIDS OR 1% HAD SYMPTOMS AFTER 56 DAYS. THE STUDY FOUND 12 TO 17-YEAR- OLDS WERE AT A HIGHER RISK OF LONG COVID THAN YOUNGER KIDS 5 TO 11. IN THE LAST MONTH THERE WERE 13,000 COVID CASES IN KIDS 17 AND YOUNGER IN NORTH CAROLINA. LAST WEEK KIDS 5 TO 11 BECAME ELIGIBLE FOR VACCINATION. >> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE PARENTS WHO ARE ON THE FENCE? >> RESEARCH. THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE RISKS. >> Reporter: OVER 99% OF THE LONG HAULERS BEING TREATED AT UNC WERE UNVACCINATED WHEN THEY ARRIVED.