Paediatricians allay unnecessary fears on impact of COVID third wave in children
The Hindu
‘No reason to delay vaccination among kids’
Paediatricians have allayed unnecessary fears about the possible impact of a third wave of COVID-19 in children. Participants who spoke at a national conference on paediatric COVID-19 held here on Saturday and Sunday said there was no reason to delay vaccination among children as they were unlikely to get side-effects like elders. The event was held by the Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, in association with the Kozhikode Branch of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, and the National Health Mission. The doctors said that social media was rife with rumours and discussions about the impact of the third wave. There was a natural chance of unvaccinated children getting infected because all those above 18 were getting the jab. That was just an inference and not a theory based on the change in virulence of the virus or its genetic structure. Compared with elders, children so far had rarely shown acute symptoms. It was yet to be scientifically proven whether the situation would change in the coming days, they pointed out.More Related News