Kids were the most affected as the pandemic disrupted their education and a normal childhood. Over a quarter of 10-11 year olds had elevated or clinically significant emotional difficulties during the pandemic, up from 17 per cent in 2019.
The data show that the two-dose primary series of the vaccine given to children from 5 to less than 12 years of age confers a high degree of protective efficacy against Covid-19
In Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the third largest school district in the US, 1,101 students and 342 adults had contracted Covid-19 one month after it resumed in-person classes.