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You’re right, I don’t care. I never really cared about any of this. It was pretty clear, early on, that covid is little more than a nuisance for most people. I didn’t lose my mind over it like so many people in the DC area.

Anyway, why would I complain to some random people on the internet when I end up catching the virus? We’re all going to catch it eventually, no matter what we do.[/quote]

[i]One U.S. child loses a parent or caregiver for every four COVID-19 deaths, a new modeling study published today in Pediatrics reveals.  The findings illustrate orphanhood as a hidden and ongoing secondary tragedy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes that identifying and caring for these children throughout their development is a necessary and urgent part of the pandemic response – both for as long as the pandemic continues, as well as in the post-pandemic era.

The study authors estimate that 120,630 children in the U.S. lost a primary caregiver, (a parent or grandparent responsible for providing housing, basic needs and care) due to COVID-19-associated death.  In addition, 22,007 children experienced the death of a secondary caregiver (grandparents providing housing but not most basic needs). Overall, 142,637 children are estimated to have experienced the death of at least one parent, or a custodial or other co-residing grandparent caregiver.

When looking at both primary and secondary caregivers, the study found that findings varied greatly by race/ethnicity: 1 of every 168 American Indian/Alaska Native children, 1 of every 310 Black children, 1 of every 412 Hispanic children, 1 of every 612 Asian children, and 1 of every 753 White children experienced orphanhood or death of caregivers. Compared to white children, American Indian/Alaska Native children were 4.5 times more likely to lose a parent or grandparent caregiver, Black children were 2.4 times more likely, and Hispanic children were nearly 2 times (1.8) more likely.

The current study follows closely in line with a similar study published in The Lancet in July 2021, which found more than 1.5 million children around the world lost a primary or secondary caregiver during the first 14 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.  In both the global and US studies, researchers used the UNICEF definition of orphanhood, as including the death of one or both parents6. The definition includes children losing one parent, because they have increased risks of mental health problems, abuse, unstable housing, and household poverty. For children raised by single parents, the COVID-19-associated death of that parent may represent loss of the person primarily responsible for providing love, security, and daily care.[/i]

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/more-140000-us-children-lost-primary-or-secondary-caregiver-due-covid-19-pandemic

But what the heck, I've got mine, and in the long run, we're all dead anyway.

*shrug*[/quote]

The "Won't someone please think of the children" argument? Really?[/quote]

No, you're using that meme wrong.

Correct usage: as a response to someone opposing an apartment building on grounds that it will take away the sight of the sky from children who live in the area.
Incorrect usage: as a response to a study that estimates that 1 US child has lost a parent or caregiver per 4 COVID deaths.
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For every parent that died, someone lost a spouse. That crisis seems at least twice as bad. [/quote]
That's not necessarily true. Plenty of single parents out there.

I'm not sure what the point is, though. Yes, when someone dies, they usually leave someone behind. So what?  [/quote]

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