Poor vaccination during Covid pandemic was also reflected in the recent surges seen in the case of measles in the country. At least 40 children died in 2022 due to measles and around 10,000 kids were infected
For the study, the team analysed over three million genome sequences of different strains of SARS-CoV-2. They identified particular sites on the surface protein of the coronavirus where amino acid substitutions occurred, differentiating the variants from both the original Wuhan strain and from one another
A Murdoch Children's led study, published in Clinical & Translational Immunology last year, also showed that the BCG vaccine did provide an immune response consistent with protection against severe Covid-19
Amid the recent rise in Covid-19 cases in India, driven by the subvariant of Omicron XBB.1.16, there has been an increase in risk of conjunctivitis among children aged below one-year, according to a study, not yet peer-reviewed