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
To protect children during Aotearoa's Omicron outbreak, we need to consider their families, not just schoolsPixabay/pedro_wroclaw , CC BY-ND

As 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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