Paediatric Task Force News Today

(Stock Photo) The Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP), through its Paediatric Task Force, has issued recommendations for schools in an effo ...

As per BMC data, over the past 12 days, of the 22,735 cases registered in the city, as many as 2,478 are from the age group of 0 to 19 years, which is the school and college-going group

But experts say no need to worry, stress on vaccination and masking

On the other hand, health officials like those from the Paediatric Task Force believe that emotional and social development should not be an option considered now for not mandating masks.

Though Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has managed to vaccinate all above 18 years of age, Mumbai is still lagging behind in vaccinating children between 15 to 17 years of age.

Task Force member Dr Sameer Dalwai told the Free Press Journal, "Many schools across the country have already been started. In Mumbai, the number of patients is fortunately low. With proper guidelines as shared earlier, schools can reopen across all grades in a phased manner with due strict precautions as advised."

India has administered more than one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, a remarkable feat just months after a ...

Several Indian states are building facilities with more paediatric beds, plus oxygen, due to concern that children returning to school without being vaccinated will be among the most vulnerable during a third wave of coronavirus infections.

Several states are building facilities with more paediatric beds, plus oxygen, due to concern that children returning to school without being vaccinated will be among the most vulnerable during a third wave of coronavirus infections.

Record number of children in the US hospitalised as Delta variant surges through unvaccinated populations.