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Children Head Back to School Amid an Ongoing Pandemic That Has Had Significant Effects on Their Health and Well-Being

Aug 13, 2021

News Release

As students head back to in-person school this fall, a new KFF brief highlights the effects of the ongoing pandemic on the health and well-being of children, including missed routine vaccinations and preventive care, mental health challenges and economic setbacks that can influence health. There had been over 4 million COVID-19 cases among children as of July 29, 2021, with children comprising an increasing share of new cases due to the Delta variant. At the…

Back to School amidst the New Normal: Ongoing Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Children’s Health and Well-Being

Aug 13, 2021

Issue Brief

As millions of children across the nation prepare to go back to school this fall, many will face challenges due to ongoing health, economic, and social consequences of the pandemic. This brief examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the health and well-being of children, explores recent policy responses, and considers what the findings means for the back-to-school season amidst new challenges due to the recent increase in cases and deaths.

The Next Stage of COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out in United States: Children Under 12

Jul 30, 2021

Policy Watch

Analysis of characteristics of children under 12 in the U.S. to help inform COVID-19 vaccination efforts when they become eligible.

Mental Health and Substance Use Considerations Among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 26, 2021

Issue Brief

This brief explores factors contributing to poor mental health and substance use outcomes among children during the pandemic, highlighting groups of children who are particularly at risk and barriers to accessing child and adolescent mental health care.

Role of Mothers in Assuring Children Receive COVID-19 Vaccinations

May 24, 2021

Issue Brief

This brief discusses the role that mothers play in managing children's health care needs and mothers' attitudes and concerns about COVID-19 vaccinations.

Prior to Authorization, Three in Ten Parents Would Get Their 12-15 Year Old Child Vaccinated Against COVID-19 ASAP

May 12, 2021

Feature

Before the FDA expanded the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorization for 12 to 15 year olds this week, the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor reported that 30 percent of parents of children ages 12 to 15 said they would get their child vaccinated right away.

Difficult Tradeoffs: Key Findings on Workplace Benefits and Family Health Care Responsibilities from the 2020 KFF Women’s Health Survey

Apr 21, 2021

Issue Brief

This brief provides new data from the 2020 KFF Women's Health Survey on how workplace benefits and caring for children’s health care needs differ by gender and among different subpopulations of women.

Chart Showing COVID-19 Cases Among California Child Care Facilities

COVID-19 Cases Among California Child Care Facilities Are Mostly Among Staff and Parents, Not Children

Aug 10, 2020

Feature

California recorded 1,365 COVID-19 cases linked to child care facilities as of July 22; 261 were among children.

It’s Back-to-School amid COVID-19, and Mothers Especially Are Feeling the Strain

Aug 6, 2020

Policy Watch

This post examines the effects of coronavirus on parents of children in school, including parents' worries about their children returning or not returning to school in-person, as well as how they're coping with personal worry and stress related to the pandemic.

U.S. Has Higher Number of COVID-19 Cases per Capita Compared to Other Countries That Reopened Schools

Aug 4, 2020

Feature

Schools in the U.S. are scheduled to reopen in the next few weeks and the federal government is encouraging in-person schooling, But other countries have not reopened schools with the levels of community transmission found in the U.S.

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