Listen: How the Coronavirus Affects Kids
Early on in the pandemic, it seemed as if kids were spared the worst effects of the coronavirus. But in May, a mysterious illness that affected children and appeared to be linked to the virus emerged. As parents now look to send kids back to school and day care, how should they think about these risks? What do we now know about this new syndrome?
James Hamblin and Katherine Wells are joined on the Social Distance podcast by the staff writer Sarah Zhang to discuss. Listen here:
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What follows is an edited and condensed transcript of their conversation.
Sarah, we have gotten so many questions from listeners about kids and coronavirus. And they’re often in two parts. One is: What’s up with the disease and kids? And two is, therefore: How are we supposed to think about child care and schools? We can start with
