What the new Covid-19 variants mean for parents and kids

Source: The Indian Express

With the second wave hitting India with full force and impacting the people in a severe manner we need to know what is ahead of us. In the past few weeks, health experts and researchers have found many new mutants of the Covid-19 virus.

There is a sharp rise in cases in the second wave in India. Children are at equal or higher risk this time compared to the first wave of Covid. The new mutant in India was tagged as a ‘variant of concern’ (VOC) by the World Health Organization. 

With the emergence of new strains so frequently, fresh facts about COVID-19 are being uncovered every day. In the second wave many children are contracting Covid and in fact, the number of consultations with pediatricians this year is more than it was in the first wave. 
Immunity is dependent on balanced and adequate nutrition.

The deficiency of certain vitamins predisposes a body to weak immunity. Hence, vitamin supplements are prescribed to set the deficiency right. Multivitamin syrups are not immunity boosters.

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