COVID's high impact on children in poor countries and essential workers--two studies

COVID's hidden victims: New orphans and essential workers Children were more likely to be COVID-19 orphans if they live in poor nations with high chronic disease rates. CIDRAP

A pair of new studies describe COVID-19–related parental loss and occupational death rates, with a global analysis finding that children were more likely to be orphaned if they live in the poorest countries with high rates of noncommunicable diseases, and the other showing that essential workers in California had higher rates of coronavirus deaths and excess deaths than those with less workplace exposure.

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