‘Much worse than anything else’: Expert on the hidden impact long Covid has on children
In light of how many children could develop long Covid in the future, Doctor Gurdasani is surprised the topic isn’t being discussed more: “I don’t understand why more attention isn’t being paid to this.”
The growing long Covid crisis amongst children is yet another hammer blow to a generation of children who have been hit hard by the pandemic.
Not only has their education and social development been disrupted, but thousands have also become orphaned as a result of COVID-19.
According to an Imperial College dataset, over 12,000 children have been orphaned during the pandemic.
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