To protect children during Aotearoa's Omicron outbreak, we need to consider their families, not just schools
- Written by: Amanda Kvalsvig, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Otago
Pixabay/pedro_wroclaw , CC BY-NDAs New Zealand’s Omicron outbreak accelerates, with new community infections doubling every few days, the rising number of child cases is a reminder of the challenge to protect the health and well-being of children during a public health emergency.
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