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Children are losing caregivers to COVID-19: they need support

Children are losing caregivers to COVID-19: they need support

CHILDREN have a very low risk of death or severe disease from COVID-19. As a result, they have not been a core focus in the pandemic response priorities of prevention, detection, and response. But this approach doesn’t take into account the secondary impacts of the pandemic. These include children being orphaned or bereft of their caregivers. LORRAINE SHERR, Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, UCL LUCIE CLUVER, Honorary Professor in Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town Children are among the most vulnerable members of any society and are thus disproportionately affected by the devastation of this pandemic. If…
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