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Coronavirus news LIVE Updates: Maharashtra records 10,607 new cases, 733 in Mumbai; states tally reaches 58,98,550 Firstpost 37 minutes ago FP Staff © Provided by Firstpost Coronavirus news LIVE Updates: Maharashtra records 10,607 new cases, 733 in Mumbai; states tally reaches 58,98,550 21:12 (IST) PGIMER Chandigarh to conduct sero survey of people below 18 years A sero survey of people below 18 years of age will be conducted in Chandigarh to determine the number of childre...

There appears to be no substantial evidence to suggest that children will be more affected or have greater illness severity due to Covid-19 in the anticipated third wave, according to a new report. The Lancet Covid-19 Commission India Task Force prepared the report after convening an experts group comprising leading paediatricians from the country to examine the issue of paediatric Covid-19 in India. It said the infections symptomatology in children in India appears to be globally comparable...

New Delhi, June 12 There appears to be no substantial evidence to suggest that children will be more affected or have greater illness severity due to COVID-19 in the anticipated third wave, accordi

The Lancet COVID-19 Commission India Task Force prepared the report after convening an experts group comprising leading paediatricians from the country to examine the issue of ‘paediatric COVID-19’ in India

NEW DELHI, June 12: There appears to be no substantial evidence to suggest that children will be more affected or have greater illness severity due to

Reported death sums by India are seen among epidemiologists and biostatisticians as unreliable. For example 962,010 is the estimated sum of actual deaths

India-made nasal vaccines a game changer for children: WHO top scientist Amid concerns that third wave may affect children, and childrens vaccines to be widely available may take time, Swaminathan said schools should reopen after teachers are vaccinated and transmission is down COMMENTS WHOs chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan said many vaccine developers have already started their paediatric trials. The Pfizer vaccine for children above 12 years has been approved. Photo: iStock Soumya Swaminat...

endIndex: (CNN) -- Millions of Indians are living under a mix of locally-imposed coronavirus restrictions, as the central government resists calls from leading medical experts for a nationwide lockdown. The Indian Medical Association earlier this month said a "complete, well-planned, pre-announced national lockdown" for 10 to 15 days would give the countrys overstretched health system time to "recoup and replenish both the material and manpower" it needs. And top US coronavirus advisor, Dr. An...

Covid-19 crisis in India: What you need to know about the cases, variants, vaccines in the second wave CNN 1 day ago By Jessie Yeung, CNN © Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images A man performs the last rites of a relative who died of Covid-19, as other funeral pyres are seen burning during a mass cremation in New Delhi, India, on April 24. In February, it seemed like India had gotten Covid-19 under control, with daily cases falling nearly 90% from the peak of the first wave last ...

The inclusion of children in the US is not the neglect of adults in India Monday The FDA approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine Children aged 12-15, and the CDC’s Vaccine Practice Advisory Committee will vote Wednesday on its use in that age range. That is, at a time when the pandemic is piling up outside our borders, and there is already a debate about the ethics of vaccinating children in the United States, when so many adults in Asia, Latin America and Africa continue to be unaccoun...