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SEATTLE (December 16, 2020) - While the world witnessed impressive progress in immunizing children against measles between 2000 and 2010, the last 10 years have seen such efforts stalling in low- and middle-income nations, according to a new scientific study.
The pre-pandemic vulnerabilities identified by this analysis are likely to be exacerbated as efforts to immunize children have been further disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world responds to the COVID pandemic, it s going to be vital to address these pre-existing gaps in coverage, while also making sure that children missed during the pandemic receive their necessary immunizations, said Alyssa Sbarra, the study s lead author and a researcher at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington s School of Medicine. If that doesn t happen, the pandemic will compound the existing weaknesses in immunization systems and put more children at risk for measles.
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Two-thirds in U.S. report high levels of loneliness as pandemic continues
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Loneliness, particularly among folks under shelter-in-place orders, is a growing issue for Americans during the coronavirus pandemic, new research finds.
More people report they are feeling lonely, depressed and even harboring thoughts of suicide as COVID-19 cases in the United States soar.
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And those who are chafing under lockdown or other stay-at-home restrictions appear to be at the greatest risk, according to a research letter published in the December issue of the journal Psychiatry Research. Our society is becoming lonelier the longer the pandemic continues, which will likely lead to increased mental health issues in the near future, said the letter s author, William Killgore, director of the Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab at the University of Arizona in Tucson.