COVID's toll on kids was milder than predicted, six-country study finds

Six years after COVID-19 disrupted childhood around the world, new research following the same children from before the pandemic through today finds that the damage was far less widespread than early warnings predicted. A special section in the journal Child Development, synthesizing 17 long-term studies across six countries, finds that most children's health, learning, social development and well-being recovered substantially. Setbacks that persisted were concentrated among children who already faced other risks before the pandemic began.

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