Demographer/Sociologist studying families, aging, and population health. Associate Professor at University of Western Ontario (aka Western Union, Canada)
Apr 5, 2021 • 7 tweets • 6 min read
Our research out today in @JAMA Pediatrics finds that 40,000 children in the US have lost a parent to #covid19 (@AVerdery@smithgreenaway Rachel Kidman). “Estimates and Projections of COVID-19 and Parental Death in the US”. out today. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap… 1/6
This may come as a surprise, since 81% of lives lost in the US have been adults 65+. However, we are also seeing high mortality among younger adults, many of whom have children under 18. 2/6
