Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 27, 2021, 07:36 PM
New Delhi: Schools and colleges have been closed across the country since the beginning of the Corona epidemic. After the first wave of Corona slowed down, some schools-colleges started opening that the second wave again forced the lock down. Now in the midst of the second wave slowing down and the third wave coming, the question on everyone's mind is when will the schools open? The head of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr. Randeep Guleria said that after the corona vaccine for the children, the way for the school to open and the children to go out will be cleared.Guleria said that the data of Phase II and III trials of Bharat Biotech's Vaccine Covaccine on children in the age group of 2 to 18 years is expected by September. He said that vaccines may be available for children in India around that time after the approval of the drug controller.Dr. Guleria said on Saturday, "If Pfizer's vaccine is approved before that, then it can also be an option for children." It is expected to apply to the Drugs General for emergency use approval for its anti-Covid-19 vaccine 'Zycov-D'. The company claims that this can be given to both adults and children.Dr. Guleria said, “Therefore, if Zydus vaccine is approved, it will also be another option.” He said that although the symptoms of Kovid-19 infection in children are mild and some do not even have symptoms. , they can however be carriers of the infection. Referring to the widespread loss of studies due to the Kovid-19 pandemic in the last one and a half years, the AIIMS chief said, "Schools will have to be reopened and vaccination can play an important role in this." Vaccination is the only way.The government recently warned that COVID-19 may not have affected children in a big way so far, but it could increase if the virus changes its behavior or the pace of the epidemic. He said that preparations are being made to deal with any such situation.