We’ve put America’s children last — and it shows

Ashley Darcy Mahoney, a professor and neonatal nurse practitioner at The George Washington University School of Nursing and Mullan Institute member Co-authored this piece from the Hills discussing in light of the recent COVID-19 vaccine approval for young children ages 6 months to 5 years. 

"Children are often a policy afterthought, as they have no voice and little political capital. This has especially been true during the pandemic. Evidence tells us that we have failed our children as we have observed rising rates of depression and anxiety, social and emotional concerns, routine immunization deferrals, and of course, academic declines likely caused by absenteeism and decreased in-person instruction days". Find article here.