"the Covid event holds zero predictive power to newborns" If their parents, siblings, or grandparents died or suffered long-term health consequences then newbo

"the Covid event holds zero predictive power to newborns" If their parents, siblings, or grandparents died or suffered long-term health consequences then newborns could be affected in all sorts of ways, up to and including shortening their lifespan. The economic impact of COVID-19 will also affect people's mortality, as fewer opportunities, less earning potential, and economic recession will affect people's health by resulting in poorer health care, unhealthier living conditions and food, and quite possibly depression -- all of which are known to affect lifespan. So I wouldn't be so quick as to rule out any affect on newborns. It's just more complicated than merely saying that X number of newborns died directly due to COVID-19.