Impacts of Prolonged School Closures During the Pandemic

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This chapter delves into the negative repercussions of extended school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the adverse effects on children's education and overall growth. Through economic analyses and research findings, it challenges the rationale behind the closures and sheds light on the lasting consequences on young learners.

The Covid vaccine saved many lives but so many mistakes were made in how public health officials discussed it, implemented it, and assessed its effectiveness. Epidemiologist Vinay Prasad of the University of California, San Francisco talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about what went wrong, the costs of the mistakes that were made, and what we can do better the next time.