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Children in the pandemic

Kids were collateral damage in healthcare response to pandemic

Data from recent UCT advocacy briefs show an increase in child injuries during hard lockdown

03 August 2021 - 20:02 By tanya farber
Tanya Farber Senior science reporter

The safety of children is something over which they have no agency, and the latest stats  released by the Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town (UCT) highlight this fact...

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