Estimate: 1 in 500 US children, 65% of them minorities, orphaned by COVIDMore than 140,000 US children lost a parent or other caregiver from COVID-19 during the pandemic, representing one caregiver loss for every four coronavirus deaths, suggests a modeling study today in Pediatrics.Led by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Imperial College London researchers, the study estimated deaths directly or indirectly attributed to the pandemic, the latter of which included those linked to lockdowns and reduced access to or quality of healthcare and treatment of chronic diseases.From Apr 1, 2020, through Jun 30, 2021, 142,637 Americans younger than 18 years, or 1 in 500, lost a parent, custodial grandparent, or grandparent