Will third wave of Covid-19 hit children the most? Here's what experts have to say India Today Web Desk Will the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in India hit children the most? Here's what top experts told India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai on his show News Today at 9. Excerpts: Q: Is there a new variant affecting children the most? Or are we being alarmists? DR. AMIT GUPTA, CLINICAL DIRECTOR, NEWBORN SERVICES, OXFORD: If you stick to available facts, there is exceedingly little evidence to suggest that the new mutant is actually causing a lot of severe infections in children. Forget data; are pediatric care units in India getting filled up? Do we see that at all? I don't think we do. I agree with the fact that a proportionately higher number of children will be infected.