Marmot has this week unveiled a fresh set of recommendations on how to reduce health inequalities post pandemic.
This follows on from his Build Back Fairer: The Covid -19 Marmot Review, which was published in December last year and raised concerns about the damage caused by the health crisis to children’s health and wellbeing.
His latest review says that priortising support for children and young people is vital to tackling long-term inequalities.
“While children and young people have been at far less risk from the disease than older adults, they have been disproportionately, and inequitably, harmed by the impacts of restrictions and lockdowns and are experiencing the most rapid increases in unemployment alongside poor mental health, already at concerning levels pre-pandemic,” he warns.
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