Covid third wave unlikely to be severe on children: Experts According to the experts, it is normal that children, who haven’t been vaccinated, will be more susceptible to the disease after those over 18 years of age will be vaccinated. Share Via Email | A+A A- By Express News Service KOZHIKODE: The anticipated third wave of Covid is unlikely to be severe on children and there is not need get panic, said the experts during a national conference on Covid and Children which concluded on Sunday. The two-day conference which held online was organised jointly by the Department of Pediatrics, Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, National Health Mission and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics and was attended by 35 experts.