New Delhi: India It’s likely to start visiting children in September, Chief AIIMS Dr. Randeep Guleria told this morning because he underscores that it will be an important step to break the transmission chain.
“I think Zydus has carried out trials and they are waiting for emergency authorization. Covaxin Bharat Biotech trials must end in August or September, and at that time we must get approval. Pfizer vaccine has been approved by the FDA (US Regulator – Food and Medicine Administration ). Hopefully in September, we must begin to vaccinate children, and it will be a big boost as far as breaking the transmission chain, “Dr. Guleria said.
India has provided more than 42 doses of vaccine crore so far and is inoculated by almost 6 percent of its population while the government aims to vaccinate all adults by the end of this year. However, this country has not yet cleaned the vaccine for children amid worries over the third wave. On Friday, European medicine supervisors agreed to the use of modernum coronavirus vaccines for children aged 12 to 17 years. In May, the United States has ratified the Covid-19 Pfizer-Bionech Vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 years.
“We need to get our own vaccine too – that’s why both Bharat Biotech and Zydus are important. Getting the Pfizer vaccine will also help, because there is enough data to suggest it’s safe … but we can’t confirm whether we will get the numbers needed. We are expected to have more than one vaccine for children in September, “said Head of AIIMS today.
A study published earlier this week by Lancet, one of the oldest medical journals in the world, underlines that “living with children aged 11-17 years increases the risk of infection of 18-30 percent.”
Talking about it, Dr. Guleria this morning said: “This is an important problem. People who are vulnerable – parents or those who suffer from disease – are at risk of increasing infection (in such cases). That’s one reason why people are worried About children go to school … they might get a mild infection but they can continue to their grandparents. We need more data but this is something that has been shown even with influenza. “
Encourage to see, said Dr. Guleria, that even the younger population has developed immunity. “What was encouraging was the sero survey this time also saw a younger population too. There are many worries that children might be vulnerable to the third wave. Surveys show that even children may get infection, and to some extent they are protected,” he explained ,
India can hope to reopen the school completely at the end of this year when children are vaccinated, the head of AIIMS further said. “I personally feel, in a row, the physical class must begin. Many children who do not have access to online classes suffer. In October, November or the end of the year, when children begin to vaccinate, we should. In the school position fully open, “He shares.
