Report Reveals Children ‘Ignored’ by Governments During COVID-19 Response

A young girl paints a picture of herself on the school window as children of key workers take part in school activities at Oldfield Brow Primary School in Altrincham, England, on April 8, 2020. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Children and young people were “forgotten by decision-makers” during the COVID-19 pandemic because they were not considered to be “at risk” from a public health perspective, a report said.

The study, published by researchers led by Professor Lauren Andres at University College London, reviewed reports and literature on how COVID-19 affected young people across the world, focusing on monetary poor children and young people in England, Brazil, and South Africa.