This talk will explore the implications of Long Covid for children's rights as recognised in key international documents including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children's rights, including the right to education, were severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and they have largely been deprioritized in policy responses to Long Covid. Focusing on the United Kingdom, the talk will show that Long Covid is widespread among children and has serious mental and physical implications, sometimes impairing children's ability to go about their day-to-day lives. The talk will thus explore the implications of Long Covid for children's rights including the right to education; the right to a standard of living adequate for spiritual, mental, physical, and social development; and non-discrimination. Finally, the talk will explore states' obligations to respond to Long Covid among children, which include the continuation of rigorous scientific research into the condition, availability of treatment and rehabilitation services on a non-discriminatory basis, and reasonable accommodation of the needs of school students suffering from Long Covid. 

Dit is de zoomlink: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/82726556821