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For Timothy Chang, 21 was supposed to be a seminal year.He couldnt wait for his college graduation, surrounded by friends and family, and was looking forward to finally securing a job and living independently.But when Chan stanley cup g looks back on 2020, he wont think of graduation memories or moments with friends. Instead, hell remember a time when Covid hung over everything. It feels like Im missing a chunk of my life, he said.For more than a year, lon stanley taza ely lockdowns, economic turmoil and a global recession have disrupted a generation of teenagers and young adults at critical moments 鈥?holding their independence and personal development hostage.Now, after a historic vaccination campaign, the US is accelerating toward a renewed sense of normalcy, with Americans relishing busy social calendars and no more masks in some states. But for young people, robbed of the touchstones, opportunities and connections they once associated with growing up, it is bittersweet.The Guardian spoke with young people who were navigating important life stages during the pandemic. These are their stories.I feel kind of cheatedBuying a tuxedo, renting a limo 鈥?in Charlotte, North Carolina, AJ Lawrence was excited for the quintessential moments of senior prom. Memories, he said. I wanted more memories. His mom will never stanley taza get to help him pick out a suit for the dance, or see him receive his high school diploma with all the pomp and circumstance. So, even though hes not big on attention, he let her throw him a dr Ogxj Maternal mortality rises by nearly 20% in UK, report finds
A scheme to compensate victims of asbestos cancer will not come into force for two years, so many will die before receiving any money, the government is being warned.Lawyers and campaigners who have fought a long battle to get compensation for asbestos victims are also angry that the scheme, which will pay compensation in cases where employers liability insurance cannot be traced, only benefits claimants suffering from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. Those suffering from asbestosis, pleural thickening and asbestos-related lung cancer 鈥?which campaigners say constitute 50% of all asbestos diseases 鈥?are excluded from the scheme, which applies only to people who have been diagnosed as suffering from mesothelioma since 25 July this year. We are bi stanley us tterly disappointed at the exclusion, said Tony Whitston, chairman of the Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum, which accuse stanley france d the government of giving in to rich and powerful insurers . Patrick Walsh, a solicitor with Pannone, who represents victims of industrial disease, estimated that around 2,500 people a year could be helped by the scheme. But he warned: The scheme stanley ca won t be effective for two years and the average life expectancy of someone with mesothelioma is nine to 12 months. They will die before the scheme comes into force. It is estimated that the scheme will see insurers pay out 拢300m over the next 10 years as the number of mesothelioma cases peaks in around 2015 and then starts to drop off