10.5 million children lost a parent or caregiver due to covid-19

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More than 10.5 million children have lost one or both parents during the coronavirus pandemic — nearly double the previous estimates — according to new data out on Tuesday.

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10.5 million children lost a parent or caregiver due to covid-19
‘Little is being done to care for children left behind,' warn authors of global study.
3:56 PM · Sep 6, 2022

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More than 10.5 million children have lost one or both parents during the coronavirus pandemic — nearly double the previous estimates — according to data released Tuesday.

Southeast Asia and Africa suffered the greatest rate of losses, with one out of every 50 children affected compared with one out of 150 children in the Americas, according to the research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Among the countries with the highest rates of parent and caregiver deaths are Bolivia, Peru, Namibia, Egypt, Bulgaria, South Africa, Ecuador, Eswatini, Botswana and Guyana, the analysis found. Before the pandemic, there were an estimated 140 million orphaned children worldwide.

Children in countries with lower vaccination rates and higher fertility rates were more likely to be affected, according to the modeling analysis, which is based on deaths that exceeded what would normally be expected in a year. The numbers take account of deaths that occurred from January 2020 through May 2022 and were produced through a collaboration between modelers at the World Health Organization, the World Bank, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Imperial College London, among others.

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[Tetrachloride]

1. Among the orphans that I know, they don't like to

advertise their status.

Some are easier to help than others.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. This mass dying event has huge social, economic and cultural implications that simply aren't being

addressed and which we'll be paying for in various ways for generations.

[crickets]

3. +1

[Nevilledog]

5. Especially disability from Long COVID.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Yep -- mass dying AND mass debilitating. We haven't even begun to see the full impact.

[Nevilledog]

7. And having COVID becomes a pre-existing condition.

[malaise]

4. Dems need ads showing the Slobfather saying

It will be gone by Easter,,,drink bleach, Lysol, whatever.
This needs way more exposure

[Brainfodder]

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8. K and R Thanks for Posting ..

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