No in-person school. Isolation from friends. Lost rites of passage like graduation ceremonies. The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of many children in the United States.
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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - MARCH 27: A child greets an Easter Bunny from inside a vehicle during a Bunny Drive-Thru event outside Kingstowne Snyder Fitness Center March 27, 2021 in Alexandria, Virginia. Kingstowne Residential Owners Corporation held the community event instead of the usual annual egg hunt for neighborhood children to celebrate Easter in a safer environment under the COVID-19 pandemic. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
