An Ignoble Experiment: At least 5.2 million children have lost a parent or caretaker to COVID-19, study estimates

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Feb 27, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 20: The Washington monument sits as a backdrop to the 'In America: Remember' public art installation near on the National Mall on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. The installation commemorates all the Americans who have died due to COVID-19, a concept by artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, includes more than 650,000 small plastic flags, some with personal messages to those who have died, planted in 20 acres of the National Mall. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

At least 5.2 million children have lost a parent or caretaker to COVID-19, study estimates

At least 5.2 million children globally have lost a parent, grandparent or family member who helped care for them to COVID-19, a new study says. More »

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HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 23: Children participate in an activity in class at the Xavier Academy on August 23, 2021 in Houston, Texas. In-person classroom sessions are resuming and schools around Houston are requiring mask mandates, keeping in accordance with CDC guidelines. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has gone against Gov. Greg Abbott's statewide ban on mask mandates and has issued an order that requires face coverings to be worn in schools. All staff and faculty at Xavier Academy have been vaccinated and 90% of students in attendance have also been vaccinated. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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