The sero-survey of December 2020-January 2021 showed that the percentage of infected children in the age group of 10-17 was around 25%, which is the same as adults.
Dr Rakshay Shetty (Paediatric Intensivist from Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Marathahalli) rubbished the claims as mere speculation. “What we are likely to see is a spike in MISC cases from next month,” Dr Shetty said.