ABSTRACT

The UK has been one of the most badly affected nations of the Global North by the COVID-19 outbreak in terms of illness, death rates and a severe economic downturn. Children have been impacted severely (and unequally), with UK lockdown meaning that many children were away from school and usual leisure activities for six months during the first lockdown. We revised this Viewpoint during the third lockdown when schools were closed again for an indefinite time. Despite substantial media and policy debate about the impact of COVID-19 on young people, with a focus on education, young people’s own voices tend to be obscured in these mainstream accounts. By contrast, the Children’s Commissioner for England has focused on young people’s accounts, which are discussed in this viewpoint.

摘要

在疾病、死亡率和严重的经济衰退方面，英国一直是受 COVID-19 爆发影响最严重的全球北方国家之一。儿童受到了严重（且不平等）的影响，英国的封锁意味着许多儿童在第一次封锁期间有六个月的时间无法上学和进行日常休闲活动。我们在第三次封锁期间修改了这一观点，当时学校再次无限期关闭。尽管媒体和政策就 COVID-19 对年轻人的影响进行了大量辩论，重点是教育，但在这些主流报道中，年轻人自己的声音往往被掩盖了。相比之下，英格兰儿童事务专员专注于年轻人的账户，在这个观点中进行了讨论。