Mumbai: Fear that with more adults will be vaccinated, the proportion of higher children can be susceptible to Covid-19 so far proven baseless in the state.
“We haven’t seen such trends.
The proportion of small children affected by the overall population remains consistent between 3-4%,” said State Supervision Officer Dr.
Pradeep kicked.
In absolute numbers, pediatric cases have fallen 95%, from 50,756 in April – the peak of the second wave – up to 2,608 in September so far.
The Ministry of Health of the State Community has marked an increase in pediatric cases around the world in its weekly update, said the 2.5 lakh record of a pediatric case was found in the US in the past week.
Pediatric cases have increased proportionally in countries such as Japan and Singapore as well.
Experts here keep your eyes but not too disturbed.
“The increase in other countries can be caused by the Delta variant, but we in India have gone through the second wave caused by it.
Many Indians, including children, must have antibodies for Delta variants as a result,” said Dr.
Vijay Yewale, unit member Covid pediatric task of state government.
Of the 65.5 lakh Covid cases in the state, 2.1 lakh (3.2%) have been reported in children between 0 to 10 years and 4.9 lakh (7.4%) in those aged between 11- 20 years (see box).
This April, when Maharashtra reported the cases of 17,7lakh which surprised at its peak, the proportion of younger children affected was 2.9%.
In absolute numbers, almost 51,000 children under 10 have been tested positively, the highest in a month.
Dr.
Bela VERMA, also a member of the pediatric task force, said the number of inpatients has declined over the past two months but not yet nil.
“We do have one or two children claiming but there are no serious cases or deaths.” Verma, also a professor at the JJ Hospital, however, said the children who immunocompromised must be vaccinated even if the current level of transmission.
Priority for all must open school now.
“For that happen, adults must be vaccinated earlier,” Verma said.
The task force has recommended that all staff have to be vaccinated before the school can begin, and while the country has announced a special vaccination drive for teachers, no such initiatives have started so far.
Awate said there was a discussion around the opening of post-diwali schools.
“But nothing is resolved.
We will see how the disease curve rate,” he said.