THE LASTING EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON CHILDREN: Officials from the World Health Organization hold a briefing on the last effects COVID-19 may have on children. A new report from the United Nations, UNICEF, and the WHO shows that the coronavirus pandemic may reverse decades of work towards reducing deaths among children and adolescents. There were just over 5 million preventable deaths in children under the age of 5 in 2019—the lowest on record and down from 12.5 million in 1990—...