I don't think kids will have serious Covid infection in future: AIIMS chief

"Even in the 2nd wave kids who were infected had mild illness or co-morbidities. I don't think we will have a serious infection in children in the future," Guleria was quoted as saying by ANI.

There is no data, either global or from Indian case studies, pointed to children being more vulnerable to Covid-19, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director said on Tuesday.

“It is a piece of misinformation that subsequent waves of the coronavirus pandemic are going to cause severe illness in children. There is no data - either from India or globally - to show that children will be seriously infected in subsequent waves,” said Dr Randeep Guleria.

Dr Guleria cited that 60 per cent to 70 per cent of the children who got infected and got admitted in hospitals during the