If COVID-19 Disappeared: Impact on our Children’s Emotional Health

9/13/20

By Dr Aviva Weisbord, Executive Director, SHEMESH

What would happen if suddenly, tomorrow, COVID-19 would disappear? We wake up to find our air germ-free and no vaccine needed. Life as we once knew it resumes.

Or does it? I imagine people slowly emerging from their places of shelter after a hurricane. They can see trees that crashed through homes and homes that remain undamaged; cars submerged in water, while some are in perfect condition.

That’s how I picture a post-coronavirus world: Nothing quite the same, some damage to assess and some miracles to be grateful for.

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