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With the country seeing Covid-19 infections among children as well, the curiosity among parents around their vaccination has become palpable.
“The trials in children should be completed and once we have a safe and effective vaccine, we should vaccinate the children,” says Dr Giridhara R Babu, Professor and Head, Lifecourse Epidemiology, Public Health Foundation of India.
Elucidating on whether vaccinating children can help in building herd immunity, Babu, who is also a member of Karnataka’s Covid 19 Technical Advisory Committee, says the virus will have adverse consequences in the long run. He says, “There are children who are undernourished in society and their immunity may be affected. Their getting protection will help in the protection of the community.”
Covid lockdowns: Band-aid solution or effective in breaking chain of transmission?
With a resurgence in Covid-19 cases across India, the question now is whether the central or state governments will impose a lockdown to control the situation. And how effective will such a move be?
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UPDATED: April 6, 2021 08:25 IST
With a resurgence in Covid-19 cases across India, the question is whether the central and state governments will impose lockdowns to control the situation. (Photo: PTI file - Mumbai, April 5)
Lockdown. The word itself brings back horrific memories of how COVID-19 has taken over our lives completely. Despite the hardships, authorities in India and outside are resorting to this measure to check increasing COVID-19 cases.
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A woman and girl walk graffiti depicting coronavirus jab in Mumbai amid a surge in cases
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Doctors and local government officials are urging Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to extend vaccinations to younger people as the country s hospitals face being overwhelmed with a second wave of Covid.
The number of deaths has risen sharply alongside the increase in cases, with the seven-day average of daily cases and deaths both rising by nearly 350 per cent since early March.
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