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Helping Children with Complex Needs

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

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Medically fragile children are those who require 24-hour care but during the pandemic many services have been cancelled or clawed back. Southwestern Ontario Hub journalist Mary Baxter discusses how families are dealing with this difficult situation.
Episode:
Living with the Effects of COVID-19
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Southwestern
Aired:
Dec 11, 2020
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