Two years of Covid-19 has left as many children orphaned as 10 years of HIV/AIDS The number of children who become orphans because of Covid-19 rises each week: Over 10.5 million children around the world have lost a parent or other caregiver living in the home, a staggering and heartbreaking figure. Seth Flaxman and Susan Hillis have been tracking this grim statistic as part of their work with Global Reference Group on Children Affected by Covid-19. These losses can reverberate for years.
This week on the “First Opinion Podcast,” Flaxman and Hillis discuss the trials of children who have lost parents during the pandemic, and what can be done to help keep them safe and healthy. Listen Now “This isn’t esoteric science. This isn’t rocket science. This is something that everyone in society has a stake in and should have a stake in,” Flaxman said. The podcast is taking a break for the summer, but we’ll be back in the fall with new episodes. Thanks for listening! Like what you hear? Subscribe to The First Opinion Podcast on your favorite platform. New episodes are released every Wednesday morning. | 
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