Research ties long COVID in kids to chronic school absenteeism, learning problems.
This study was published on January 21st, 2026.
Source of information.
1. CIDRAP.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/research-ties-long-covid-kids-chronic-school-absenteeism-learning-problems
..I can't help but comment and state the obvious that these children likely got the covid and long covid from school to begin with. Obviously there needs be reforms in education that reflect and acknowledge the seriousness of this disease. Schools need to take responsibility, modify the way they teach and offer rewarding alternatives to what they are doing or else its just going to keep happening. This is very serious; long covid is a serious problem for children!. The school is obviously being negligible.
Enough of this complacency amongst parents, educators and legislators and even the working class must seek reform across the board ..this is lost innocence...I can't help but think routine online schooling is one solution and a system that rewards online teachers(and rewards participating parents) and remote learning is something that needs to be invested in to be fair to children. We need to develop society as well to embrace online and remote learning. This is necessary to change society and educators because children's wellbeing is at stake and so is our wellbeing. This is going to cost us all in the long haul so we might as well invest some time, thought and reform in this matter.
In my opinion we must modify behavior and develop new system and new program to accommodate new challenges in the face of these human conditions rather than be complacent and expect something or someone to magically fix this problem we have with outbreaks that victimize our children with diseases that have long term repercussions on their health and well being. No child should be deprived an education nor should they have to risk catching a disease for the sake of education in a world with the technology and innovations we have such as online internet.
It's about using all the tools and innovations we have ... Just as an example I can state from personal experience that I learn things online. As a matter of fact the only places I can even find anything of educational value or interest to me is through the written word or by learning remotely online.. I prefer to continue my eduction through sites such as these:
https://www.youtube.com/@CommonScholar&
https://www.youtube.com/@dr.michaelsugrue..surely there are online programs being developed and surely teachers, parents, and children that can embrace todays technology and innovations so that children may continue their lives of learning! Education is so exciting and beautiful. The aim of education is the liberation of the human intellect and to instill a love for learning. We teach people how to continue to learn even outside the institution. The educated person has the skills and know how to continue to learn for the rest of their lives and that's what we want for children.
If you ask me, seems to me ideally adults should continue their education alongside their children! That might be part of the problem the lack of education for all parties concerned.
