What Closing Schools Has Done to Kids
Prognosis: Misconception
Bloomberg
4.1 • 838 Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2021
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
This month marks the one-year anniversary in the U.S. of nationwide school closures. The public health measure was designed to help stem the spread of Covid-19. But in doing so, it’s had a profound effect on children. That’s in contrast to the disease itself, which rarely makes young people seriously ill. Jason Gale talked to experts about kids and Covid, and why keeping children out of the classroom may leave a lasting legacy.
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| 0:34.1 | Welcome to Prognosis. |
| 0:36.5 | I'm Laura Carlson. A little programming note for you at the top of our show. |
| 0:41.8 | Today is the last day that we'll be bringing you the regular COVID-19 dispatches that we've been making for the past year. |
| 0:50.1 | But Prognosis isn't going anywhere. We'll be off for the rest of the week, and then back next week with a new season. |
| 1:00.0 | In six in-depth episodes, we'll go deep on one of the most important stories of our time. |
| 1:07.0 | The life-saving COVID-19 vaccines and what it means that some people will refuse to take them. |
| 1:15.1 | The season is called doubt, |
| 1:17.5 | and it will be in your prognosis feed on March 23rd. |
| 1:22.0 | And now, here's what happened in virus news today. |
| 1:36.0 | Music Here's what happened in virus news today. Europe's biggest countries, including Germany and France, suspended use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine as fears about its health effects grow. |
| 1:48.1 | This creates yet another delay for the European Union's inoculation campaign. |
| 1:53.7 | A growing list of governments have stopped distributing the shots following reports of serious blood clotting. |
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