Vaccination Age Group Expansion Should Have Been Deferred: Central Covid Panel
India had prioritized Covid vaccination by age group primarily to minimize mortality, but the extension of that criterion has now resulted in an acute shortage.
| 15 May 2021 8:07 AM GMT
New Delhi- According to the head of the Centre s COVID-19 working group, India had prioritized Covid vaccination by age group primarily to minimize mortality, but the extension of that criterion has now resulted in an acute shortage.
According to Dr. NK Arora, chairman of the central panel, there is still enough vaccine for the earlier target community. Expanding the age group to 18-45.clearly there is no vaccine available, there is a shortage. I would say this (expansion) should have been deferred for a while, Dr Arora said.
New Delhi:
COVID-19 Symptoms in Children: With the second wave of Covid-19 wreaking havoc on states across the country, the next target of concern is children, who will be the most vulnerable during the third wave of COVID-19. Its time to shift the focus to the well-being of the children against this deadly pandemic, which has claimed numerous lives bringing the healthcare infrastructure in India to the verge of collapse.
In a tweet, the Ministry of Health reported that the majority of children with Covid-19 infection are asymptomatic or moderately symptomatic.
What Do You Mean by Being COVID Asymptomatic?
Being asymptomatic means that a person has Covid-19 but isn t experiencing any symptoms of the disease. This can last for up to 14 days, making things more serious because the asymptomatic individual spreads the virus to a large number of people, fueling the pandemic. Pre-symptomatic patients, meanwhile, have a cough, fever, or trouble in breathing while not having any sympt