Research conducted by the University of Melbourne and The Royal Children’s Hospital have implicated that the indirect impacts of COVID-19 potentially can have “broad, long-lasting implications for children.” Although children generally have low health consequences in matters of the pandemic, the restrictions implemented to control the disease can have indirect effects in the long term….
COVID-19’s Indirect Implications on Children Are ‘Long-Lasting’: Expert
Ontario to Temporarily Change G Driving Test to Address Pandemic Backlog
Ontarians preparing for their final G-class licence road test may no longer need to prove they can make a three-point turn, execute a parallel parking manoeuvre, or perform an emergency roadside stop. This is part of a temporary plan by the Ontario government to simplify the G-level road test in efforts to reduce a major…
Experts Concerned By Decline in Victoria Cancer Diagnosis
Experts are concerned that the decline in cancer diagnosis in Victoria for the 2020 period is not indicative of a reduction in prevalence of disease, but rather of missed and delayed diagnosis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the world, cancer diagnosis has decreased in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cancer in Victoria…
Need Amid Plenty
Alexandra Sierra carried boxes of food to her kitchen counter, where her 7-year-old daughter, Rachell, stirred a pitcher of lemonade. “Oh, my God, it smells so good!” Sierra, 39, said of the bounty she’d just picked up at a food pantry, pulling out a ready-made salad and a container of soup. Sierra unpacked the donated…
The Impact of the Pandemic on Children, and What it Bodes for Their Future Mental Health
A year into the pandemic, the disruption the crisis has wrought in children’s lives has become obvious: online classrooms, little to no group sports and hanging out with friends, extra mental pressure, among numerous other negative effects. What is less known is the long-term impact this will have on children down the road. “The effects…
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