Are Children More Vulnerable To Third Wave Of COVID-19? Here's What Govt Said

Children In COVID-19 Third Wave: The Union Health Ministry on June 30, released a statement that dismissed fears regarding children being more vulnerable to the subsequent waves of COVID-19. "Experts have allayed these fears and apprehensions on several platforms," the official statement read.

The Union Health Ministry released a detailed guideline on dealing with COVID-19 in children below the age of 18 years, titled 'COVID19: Myths vs Facts' on Wednesday.

While several questions have been raised, inquiring if the chances of children being vulnerable to, the coming waves of the COVID-19 are more, experts allayed these fears and apprehensions on several platforms.

Children In COVID-19 Third Wave

"During the Covid-19 second wave in the country," officials said in a statement, "several questions have been raised in the media regarding the higher vulnerability of children to get adversely impacted by Covid-19 during the subsequent waves if any."

Several questions have been raised regarding the higher vulnerability of children to get adversely impacted by COVID-19 during the subsequent waves, if any. Experts have allayed these fears and apprehensions on several platforms: Union Health Ministry pic.twitter.com/hTFGlsCK8c

— ANI (@ANI) June 30, 2021

COVID -19 in children is often asymptomatic and seldom requires hospitalisation, stated the NITI Ayog member Vinod Kumar Paul, also a paediatrician and physician-scientist.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences director Dr Sandeep Guleria stated that healthy children recovered from COVID-19 without the need for hospitalisation as compared to children with low immunity and comorbidities.

Moreover, there is neither global nor national data that shows that children will be seriously infected in the subsequent Covid-19 waves, officials informed in the said statement.

Government On Children's Vulnerability To CIVID-19 Subsequent Waves

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Several questions have been raised regarding the higher vulnerability of children to get adversely impacted by COVID-19 during the subsequent waves, if any. Experts have allayed these fears and apprehensions on several platforms: Union Health Ministry pic.twitter.com/hTFGlsCK8c

— ANI (@ANI) June 30, 2021 are being made regarding the healthcare infrastructure in a bid to provide effective care and treatment to children who may get infected during the subsequent waves if any, the statement said.

The Union Ministry further stated that efforts to bring children under the vaccination ambit are being made. Covaxin trials have also been started in children between 2-18 years, as per reports.

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