Image used for representational purpose only Facts, not WhatsApp forwards, are needed to tame the coronavirus. Our panel of top medical experts answers all your Covid-related questions How is the second wave affecting children? How do we take care of children showing symptoms of Covid-19? When is a vaccine for children expected? Hitarth Tulsian, New Delhi Till last year, we were seeing only 9-10% of overall Covid-19 cases in children. But this year, we have seen a huge burst of paediatric cases. In fact, even newborns are getting infected. The symptoms being presented in children last year were cold, cough, breathlessness and fever, but this time we are seeing diarrhoea, skin rashes and conjunctivitis, among other symptoms.