Covid-19, Children and Young people:

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  • Created on: 23-11-20 15:24

What is Covid 19:

  • According to the World Health organisation (WHO), COVID-19 is a form of Coronavirus

  • Coronavirus is a large group of viruses which includes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

  • The virus causes respiratory infections and can include symptoms such as:

            - Fever
            - Dry cough 
            - Tiredness
            - Aches and pains
            - Nasal congestion 
            - Headaches 
            - Conjunctivitis 
            - Sore throat
            - Diarrhoea
            - Loss of taste or smell
            - Skin rashes 
            - Loss of speech or movement rash on skin
            - discoloration of fingers or toes

  • Symptoms are usually mild and most people will recover

  • About 1 in 5 people who get COVID-19 become seriously ill

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Who does COVID-19 affect:

  • Older people, especially men, and those with underlying medical problems are at higher risk of developing serious illness; and more likely to die as a consequence

  • ONS, 2020 

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How has COVID-19 affected children and young peopl

  • Loss of routine of nursery or school 

  • Impact of homeschooling

  • Greater risk of abuse within the home 

  • Missing out on school meals

  • Loss of connection with youth clubs

  • Impact on Mental Health and Wellbeing

  • Increased child poverty 

  • Uncertain job market 

  • Loss of routine of nursery or school

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School and Education:

  • Many children missing out on education (Institute of Education, 2020)

  • According to the institute of Fiscal studies (IFS), the learning gap between rich and poor pupils is widening:

                 - Poorer access to quiet study spaces and laptops
                 - Less likely to receive online lessons from school

  • Many missed out school meals while those whose parents lost their job or were in furlough may have slipped into poverty 

  • (Institute of Fiscal studies, 21 September 2020)

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Young people:

  • Loss of youth services (UK youth, 2020)

  • More likely to be furloughed 

  • More likely to be unemployed 

  • Over ⅓ of new UC claimants are under 25

  • Face falls in number of graduate job vacancies

  • Companies taking on fewer apprenticeship 

  • Predicted fall in income over next three years

                    - BBC news 2020 = COVID-19 and young people

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Young people left the workplace first:

  • Under-25s were more likely to be furloughed than any other age group:

                - Half of eligible 16 to 24 year olds placed on the scheme

  • Hard-hit sectors like retail and hospitality has a disproportionately young workforce

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