A new study shows that nearly 40,000 children in the U.S. have lost their parents due to COVID-19, with Black children being affected at disproportionate levels. Black children comprise a small percentage of children throughout the U.S. Yet, they make up a larger percentage of children impacted by the virus, according to The Journal of the American Medical Association. Black children make up 14% of kids in the U.S., but 20% of those who lost a parent to COVID-19. 'The number of children experiencing a parent dying of COVID-19 is staggering, with an estimated 37,300 to 43,000 already affected,' Rachel […]
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