![]() For example, in a July 2021 survey, nearly two-thirds of California parents expressed concern about their oldest child’s mental health. We also know that the pandemic has taken a toll on just about everyone’s mental health. And, as noted above, the children who lost a parent or caregiver will face unique challenges. Recent research suggests that children born during the pandemic may experience slight developmental delays, perhaps due to extra stress faced by their mothers. The pandemic isn’t over, and while it’s true that children have less risk of dying than adults, COVID-19 isn’t a cakewalk for kids, either. 1 We certainly wouldn’t say cancer is no big deal, and more recent data suggest that child deaths from COVID-19 were even higher in 2021 than in 2020. But if we go back to 2020-when much of the country was in lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus-nearly as many children ages 0-17 died from COVID-19 as from cancer. There’s this mythology that children aren’t affected by COVID-19. And while the job market is robust in 2022, in the first year of the pandemic millions of Americans-women in particular-lost their jobs or left the workforce, and inequality has been on the rise. Many survivors of the disease also face major health challenges, and we’ve only just begun to understand how long COVID will affect our society. (And decades of research tell us that such adverse childhood experiences can lead to lifelong emotional, behavioral, and health issues.) The estimated quarter-million children who lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19 won’t get that person back. Some of these changes may be temporary-you can delay a wedding ceremony and still get married-but others are permanent. People have lost loved ones, delayed marriages and having babies, dropped out of the labor force, and lost their support networks. It’s undeniable this disease has changed the country in myriad ways. And we have reason to believe that’s an undercount-it’s entirely possible we’ve already lost more than 1 million people to COVID-19. Where to begin? To put a million deaths into context: That’s bigger than losing every single resident of San Francisco. In an interview with news anchor Melissa Culross about that grim milestone, she asked me the following: “Experts are saying that the deaths brought on by COVID-19 will change the shape of our country. ![]() KCBS Radio recently covered the news that the United States is nearing a million recorded deaths from COVID-19. It will take us many years to understand the long-term effects of COVID on our health, well-being, and way of life. Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.Policy and Advocacy Communications Training.Management of Complex Technical Programs.Distilling Research for Non-Technical Audiences.Adaptive Learning and Knowledge Management. ![]()
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