Protect children from the fallout of Covid-19| Opinion
4 years, 7 months ago

Protect children from the fallout of Covid-19| Opinion

Hindustan Times  

The images of migrant workers making the arduous trek home have come to define the terrible fallout of the coronavirus disease in India, even though there have been some positive outcomes. Children without parental support will not be able to fend off the virus, as many will be unable to observe physical distancing or access clean water and soap for hand-washing. Several United Nations studies have shown that children in institutional care suffer from various health and cognitive function issues. The infusion of capital into efforts to push back the pandemic and get the economy moving must include children’s rights and security as a fundamental pillar.

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Over half of PM CARES for Children scheme applications for COVID orphans rejected
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Over half of PM CARES for Children scheme applications for COVID orphans rejected

The Hindu  

About 51% of the applications received under the PM CARES for Children scheme for COVID orphans has been rejected, according to officials. Launched at the peak of COVID-19 cases in India on May 29, 2021, the PM CARES for Children Scheme aims to support children who lost their parents, a legal guardian, adoptive parents, or a surviving parent to the …

NANA AKUA: Covid lockdowns took a terrible toll on my three-year-old son. It was like he’d been replaced by a zombie
10 months, 1 week ago

NANA AKUA: Covid lockdowns took a terrible toll on my three-year-old son. It was like he’d been replaced by a zombie

Daily Mail  

I called my son’s name three times, but he didn’t respond. The new report found 32 per cent of school-starters become unduly upset when separated from parents The most shocking statistics reveal that a quarter of children starting school are not toilet-trained and that 28 per cent ‘incorrectly use books’, for example by swiping at the pages as though they …

Covid variant JN.1 spreading fast; preventive tips for children
1 year ago

Covid variant JN.1 spreading fast; preventive tips for children

Hindustan Times  

Amid the rapid spread of Covid-19 variant JN.1 globally, over 150 cases of the new strain have been detected in India across several cities. While it's not clear whether the existing vaccinations will provide full protection from this new sub-variant, vulnerable populations including children must follow preventive measures to prevent spread. As the world grapples with the emergence of the …

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Unanswered questions, lessons learnt and ongoing challenges
1 year, 2 months ago

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Unanswered questions, lessons learnt and ongoing challenges

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic that impacted all aspects of human life, quite literally cancelled the planet. Was any internal advice given to the Government of India that the mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna were better, despite the fact that they were significantly more expensive and difficult to administer? Covishield, developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca in the UK, is similar to previous …

Ready, or not: The Hindu Editorial on rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and India’s state of preparedness
1 year, 8 months ago

Ready, or not: The Hindu Editorial on rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and India’s state of preparedness

The Hindu  

The better part of management is preparedness. On April 12, a total of 7,830 new cases were reported in a 24-hour period, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data, possibly the highest in over 200 days. However, health systems can scarcely afford to be under prepared, especially considering the recent traumatic experience of a raging pandemic taking a huge toll. …

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?
1 year, 9 months ago

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?

The Hindu  

On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. “Whatever the virus is doing today, it’s still working on finding another winning path,” said Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute in California. The achievements add up to a new normal where COVID-19 “doesn’t need …

COVID-19 pandemic three years later: Has the coronavirus won?
1 year, 9 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic three years later: Has the coronavirus won?

LA Times  

A person is taken on a stretcher into United Memorial Medical Center in Houston after undergoing COVID-19 testing on March 19, 2020. “Whatever the virus is doing today, it’s still working on finding another winning path,” said Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla. The achievements add up to a new normal where COVID-19 “doesn’t …

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?
1 year, 9 months ago

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?

Associated Press  

On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. “Whatever the virus is doing today, it’s still working on finding another winning path,” said Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute in California. The achievements add up to a new normal where COVID-19 “doesn’t need …

Schooling in Covid Era: An Opportunity for Young Students to Become Better Global Citizens
2 years, 6 months ago

Schooling in Covid Era: An Opportunity for Young Students to Become Better Global Citizens

News 18  

As Covid-19 case counts are rising again, there are apprehensions of a fresh wave building up. It is by now clearly evident that children are less likely to suffer from severe illness, even when infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Children who are immunocompromised or have risk enhancing comorbid health conditions must be protected from exposure and provided vaccines which are …

Parents of children under 5 react to possible Covid-19 vaccines availability
2 years, 6 months ago

Parents of children under 5 react to possible Covid-19 vaccines availability

CNN  

CNN — Rohit Kumar Rai and his wife have both lost family members in India to Covid-19, so they know how serious the disease can be. “Our best pathway of getting back to normal is this vaccine.” She knows she can get sick Sometimes, even when she is playing outdoors, Sarah Enders’ 4-year-old daughter chooses to wear a mask. “You …

Children cannot live with Covid-19 and other mysterious diseases
2 years, 7 months ago

Children cannot live with Covid-19 and other mysterious diseases

India Today  

Covid-19 or post covid has been a struggling task for everyone, and the rise of some mysterious diseases like monkeypox, hepatitis and tomato flu, is a serious threat to the lives of children. Mysterious Hepatitis: WHO and US officials have sent a nationwide alert to be on the lookout for symptoms of Hepatitis in children possibly linked with Covid-19 or …

COVID-19 has been a dirty word this election campaign — but health experts say its impact isn't going away
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 has been a dirty word this election campaign — but health experts say its impact isn't going away

ABC  

In the shadow of a once-in-a-generation pandemic, you might have thought health would be one of the key issues dominating the campaign trail. With strict lockdowns still fresh in the minds of many Australians, public health experts say it's like COVID-19 is a dirty word that politicians are fearful of addressing. Despite new records, COVID has dropped off many Australians' …

Follow These Simple Steps to keep your Kids Protected Against Covid-19 Pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

Follow These Simple Steps to keep your Kids Protected Against Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

The threat of another wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is once again looming in the country with the increasing number of cases. National Capital Delhi has It is important to pay attention to keep the children protected against infections. Here are a few tips and precautionary steps that you can follow to protect your children amid this Covid-19 pandemic. This …

PM Modi tells states: Covid-19 not over yet, give kids jabs swiftly
2 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi tells states: Covid-19 not over yet, give kids jabs swiftly

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all chief ministers on Wednesday to remain alert as “the threat of Covid-19 was not fully over.” During an interaction with the chief ministers on the emerging Covid-19 situation in the country, he also said that the government's priority was to vaccinate all eligible children at the earliest with special campaigns needed in …

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat
2 years, 8 months ago

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat

News 18  

Schooling has been a matter of enthusiastic, and often passionate, debate since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world. The second cause of worry is the assumption that with schools being open, children would infect each other and spread it to their teachers or carry it home and infect the adults, especially the grandparents who we do know have a higher …

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home

India Today  

Weeks after the Omicron cases subsided across India, coronavirus is once again on the rise. Parents and teachers can keep a few things in mind to keep children safe both at school and at home as new cases pop up. How to keep children safe from Covid-19 in schools, at home? Graphic: Pradeep Singh Saini Health experts have urged schools …

Two years of Covid: Stress, domestic violence and depression also saw multiple waves
2 years, 10 months ago

Two years of Covid: Stress, domestic violence and depression also saw multiple waves

Hindustan Times  

PUNE The last two years taught that the Covid-19 pandemic was not only biological but also psycho-social. The two years of lockdown, pandemic and illnesses have also highlighted the psychological and social Impact of the virus infection and this often-neglected aspect needs to be studied thoroughly. “ The two years of the pandemic saw a diverse range of reactions which …

Over 1.9 million kids in India lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study
2 years, 10 months ago

Over 1.9 million kids in India lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: More than 1.9 million children in India lost a parent or caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a modelling study of 20 countries published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal. “We estimate that for every person reported to have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, one child is left orphaned or loses …

Over 19 Lakh Indian Children Lost At Least One Parent to Covid-19, Highest in World: Study
2 years, 10 months ago

Over 19 Lakh Indian Children Lost At Least One Parent to Covid-19, Highest in World: Study

News 18  

Around 19.2 lakh kids lost at least one parent or caregiver to Covid-19 in India during the first 20 months of the pandemic, that is between March 2020 and October 2021, a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health said. The peer-reviewed medical journal said that India accounted for the highest number of Covid orphans or children who …

How Children and Teens are the Most Affected by Pandemic?
2 years, 10 months ago

How Children and Teens are the Most Affected by Pandemic?

News 18  

Entering high school for the first time, starting to write with a pen instead of a pencil, entering the premise of your college for the first time, or attending a fresher party. Time and the situations that entailed resulted in this transitioning category of adolescence and youth to be known as the ‘COVID Generation.’ The lack of planning in the …

For Kids’ Sake, End COVID Fixation, Start Undoing the Harm Done to Them
2 years, 11 months ago

For Kids’ Sake, End COVID Fixation, Start Undoing the Harm Done to Them

News 18  

Since March 2020, the world has been in crisis and uncertainty. Fear for Kids, and a Common Myth Unfortunately, fear rather than reason has been the basis for much of the world’s Covid response. An analysis of US’s CDC data shows that in the year 2020, there was a staggering increase of about 14 per cent in deaths in the …

Keep schools open, children can't wait: UNICEF
2 years, 11 months ago

Keep schools open, children can't wait: UNICEF

India Today  

Keep schools open amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said an official statement released by UNICEF. Also, World Bank's Global Education Director Jaime Saavedra said that there is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort, according to the UNICEF Recommendations to reopen schools …

When parents are vaccinated against COVID-19, protection extends to their kids
2 years, 11 months ago

When parents are vaccinated against COVID-19, protection extends to their kids

LA Times  

Monserat Ramos watches as her grandparent receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in South Los Angeles. In two very different phases of the pandemic, the research shows that children’s health relied heavily on indirect vaccine effects: For starters, vaccinated parents were less likely to bring the coronavirus into the household. During last winter’s wave of infections involving the Alpha …

Covid has completely changed my approach to parenting a poorly child
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid has completely changed my approach to parenting a poorly child

The Independent  

And so plan B is no more. And let’s be honest, nobody would wish preventative measures against Covid to be in place any longer than necessary. In the halcyon days before coronavirus, if a child complained of a pain, or came down to breakfast with a hacking cough, or had vommed in the night, you’d do one of two things. …

India's surge in Covid-19 infections affecting young children
2 years, 11 months ago

India's surge in Covid-19 infections affecting young children

Hindustan Times  

Priti, who is five and lives in the city of Jaipur, had a fever for four days earlier this month but her parents didn't take her to a hospital. Authorities have reserved more than double the Covid hospital beds for children than recommended by experts out of fear of being underprepared But her condition persisted, resulting in diarrhoea and respiratory …

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
2 years, 11 months ago

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’

Associated Press  

Distrust, misinformation and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11. The low rates are “very disturbing,’’ said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director for the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The low vaccination rates …

Surge in Covid cases, hospitalisations among kids, young adults in US as Omicron spreads
3 years ago

Surge in Covid cases, hospitalisations among kids, young adults in US as Omicron spreads

India Today  

Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus, the US is seeing a spike in Covid-19 cases among children and young adults and a rise in paediatric hospitalisations. RISE IN CASES AMONG YOUNG ADULTS, KIDS In different parts of the US, young adults and children are accounting for a significant proportion of the Covid-infected population. In Los …

U.S. children hospitalized with COVID-19 in near-record numbers
3 years ago

U.S. children hospitalized with COVID-19 in near-record numbers

LA Times  

The Omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in close to record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated. “It was hard enough last year, but now you know that you have a way to prevent all this.” During the week of Dec. 21-27, an …

Arguments over COVID vaccines could drive rise in family breakdowns, counsellors warn
3 years ago

Arguments over COVID vaccines could drive rise in family breakdowns, counsellors warn

ABC  

Relationship counsellors say the increasing need for a COVID-19 vaccination to work, travel and dine out may begin to tear families apart if they cannot settle on a mutual decision. Key points: Relationship counsellors are expecting a surge in families needing support to navigate COVID-19 vaccine decisions They say the decision on whether to vaccinate young children can be challenging …

Kids in 5-14 age group now account for highest rates of Covid infection in Europe: WHO
3 years, 1 month ago

Kids in 5-14 age group now account for highest rates of Covid infection in Europe: WHO

India Today  

The World Health Organization's office for Europe said Tuesday that children in the 5 to 14 age group now account for the highest rates of reported COVID-19 infection in the region. WHO Europe regional director Dr Hans Kluge also argued that vaccine mandates should be "an absolute last resort," and said that COVID-19 deaths remain "significantly below previous peaks." "The …

Opinion: Why I’m going to vaccinate my kids against Covid-19
3 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: Why I’m going to vaccinate my kids against Covid-19

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Syra Madad, DHSc, MSc, MCP is an infectious disease epidemiologist, senior director of the system-wide special pathogens program at NYC Health + Hospitals, health and safety lead at the Enhanced Investigations Unit of NYC Test & Trace, and fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The latest surge driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant …

Here’s what you need to know about the White House plan to vaccinate children
3 years, 2 months ago

Here’s what you need to know about the White House plan to vaccinate children

LA Times  

A student looks back at his mother as he is vaccinated at a school-based COVID-19 vaccination clinic for students 12 and older in San Pedro in May. The Biden administration on Wednesday announced plans to get young children vaccinated against COVID-19, a move health officials say will help curb the pandemic, save lives and stabilize the U.S. economy. “We’re completing …

Don’t dismiss your child’s fear of returning to school
3 years, 2 months ago

Don’t dismiss your child’s fear of returning to school

Live Mint  

By Uzmi Athar New Delhi, Oct 10 Noting that the covid pandemic has severely affected the mental health of children, healthcare experts have said that anxiety of socialisation can be a cause of concern for students returning to schools as they were physically away from their friends and teachers for a prolonged period. On the occasion of World Mental Health …

What we know about COVID-19 in kids and the risks of returning to school
3 years, 3 months ago

What we know about COVID-19 in kids and the risks of returning to school

ABC  

As COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to climb, millions of Australian children are set to head back to school for face-to-face classes in term 4 after several months of remote learning. Asha Bowen, a paediatric infectious diseases specialist at the Telethon Kids Institute, said although children were more likely to get infected with Delta, they were much less likely than adults …

Covid-19 cases among children rising, national average over 7%
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 cases among children rising, national average over 7%

India Today  

As the second wave of coronavirus subsides and schools begin to reopen, several states are reporting a spike in children testing positive for coronavirus. According to recent data provided to the Empowered Group-1, which works to design the national strategy for combating Covid-19, the cases among children have increased from 2.80 per cent in March this year to 7.04 per …

Should children be given COVID-19 jabs?
3 years, 3 months ago

Should children be given COVID-19 jabs?

The Hindu  

With schools shutting down and restrictions being placed on movement, children have suffered a lot over the last one and a half years. Comparing risks The risk of severe outcomes due to COVID-19 in children is very rare, and chance of death is extremely low. Even though children and young adults are not at high risk from severe COVID-19, some …

COVID-19 surges in unvaccinated communities are sending more kids to the hospital
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 surges in unvaccinated communities are sending more kids to the hospital

LA Times  

At least 452 children in the United States have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, a tiny fraction of the nearly 650,000 deaths nationwide. When adults and eligible adolescents get vaccinated in large numbers, younger children are at greatly reduced risk of becoming seriously ill with COVID-19, the new reports show. Released as children are returning to schools, the …

6.5 lakh children to be tested for COVID-19 in Mysuru
3 years, 4 months ago

6.5 lakh children to be tested for COVID-19 in Mysuru

The Hindu  

The Health Department’s “Arogya Nandana”, a new initiative to test all children for COVID-19, has proposed to cover 6.5 lakh children in Mysuru district. The programme was launched to lay emphasis on the health of children aged between 0 and 18 years, including those studying in private schools, who would undergo screening. Parents of children with Moderate Acute Malnutrition and …

Vaccinate teachers, children to keep schools safe from Covid-19: WHO
3 years, 4 months ago

Vaccinate teachers, children to keep schools safe from Covid-19: WHO

India TV News  

As millions of children return to school for the new academic session, vaccinating teachers and other school staff against Covid-19 disease can help make schools a safe place against the infectious disease, the World Health Organisation and Unicef said on Monday. Children aged 12 years and above who have underlying medical conditions that put them at greater risk of severe …

Orphaned Due to Pandemic, These Kids May Now Have to Abandon Their Education
3 years, 4 months ago

Orphaned Due to Pandemic, These Kids May Now Have to Abandon Their Education

News 18  

When Chandrabhan Kushwaha, who runs a small chocolate-biscuit shop in the Hatta tehsil headquarters of Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh, got infected with COVID-19 during the deadly second wave, little did he know that it would devastate his entire family. The Madhya Pradesh government has announced many schemes for those affected by the pandemic, including a pension of Rs 5,000 …

'More Than One Lakh Children Lost Either Or Both Parents During COVID' : Supreme Court Directs CWCs To Complete Inquiries On Orphans Within 3 Weeks
3 years, 4 months ago

'More Than One Lakh Children Lost Either Or Both Parents During COVID' : Supreme Court Directs CWCs To Complete Inquiries On Orphans Within 3 Weeks

Live Law  

Expressing distress at the Covid pandemic devastating the lives of many children who lost their parents at a tender age, the Supreme Court has directed the Child Welfare Committees to complete the pending enquiries with respect to such children within three weeks. While lauding the progress made by the Union Government and State Governments in identification of the orphans and …

Covid-19: Tips to keep children protected in these times
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: Tips to keep children protected in these times

India TV News  

With children under 18 being one of the large vulnerable and unvaccinated groups, it is crucial to keep them extra protected from being exposed to the many variants of the Covid-19 virus. Severe infections and mortality have frequently been reported in young infants and children with comorbidities, largely post 3-6 weeks of asymptomatic or symptomatic infection." As many Indian states …

Rates of Covid-19 hospitalizations for children and adults under 50 reach their highest levels yet, CDC data shows
3 years, 4 months ago

Rates of Covid-19 hospitalizations for children and adults under 50 reach their highest levels yet, CDC data shows

CNN  

CNN — The pace of Covid-19 hospitalizations is surging across the US, with the rates for children and adults under 50 hitting their highest levels yet, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “During this surge of the Delta variant … we are seeing a significantly greater impact on our children and our teens,” Dr. Jim …

499 Covid cases among those under the age of 19: Data
3 years, 4 months ago

499 Covid cases among those under the age of 19: Data

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: In the first week of August, Bengaluru reported 499 cases of Covid-19 among children under the age of 19. Though the rise in numbers is causing concerns at a time when the apprehension of a third wave of the pandemic is looming large, however, the city administration has said that there is no alarming increase in the number of …

Global childcare crisis and the road for post-covid-19 recovery and resilience
3 years, 5 months ago

Global childcare crisis and the road for post-covid-19 recovery and resilience

Hindustan Times  

A year into the pandemic, we are no longer just worrying about progress on women’s equality coming to a standstill. In addition to reducing the undue burden of care, affordable and quality childcare frees mothers up to participate in the labour force and creates decent jobs for women in the childcare sector. The evidence review on the global childcare crisis …

Viral fever raises COVID-19 threat among children
3 years, 5 months ago

Viral fever raises COVID-19 threat among children

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Adolescents and children usually suffer from viral fevers, flu and other infectious diseases during monsoons, but with the ongoing pandemic, there is growing fear among people of possible Covid-19 infection in children. Paediatric hospitals in the city, in the last one week to 10 days, reported several cases of viral fevers, flu, dengue, malaria and other infectious diseases. Dr …

From increased hospitalizations to long Covid, children can get hit hard by Covid-19. Here’s why doctors say kids should be protected
3 years, 5 months ago

From increased hospitalizations to long Covid, children can get hit hard by Covid-19. Here’s why doctors say kids should be protected

CNN  

CNN — The myth that kids can’t get seriously sick from Covid-19 keeps getting debunked as more children get hospitalized during the Delta variant surge. “Half of the children that we’ve admitted have been under the age of 2,” Dr. Mark Kline, physician-in-chief of Children’s Hospital New Orleans, said this month. Covid-19 deaths in children shouldn’t be ignored, CDC chief …

If you’re not protected against Covid-19, the virus ‘will find you, it will infect you,’ expert says
3 years, 5 months ago

If you’re not protected against Covid-19, the virus ‘will find you, it will infect you,’ expert says

CNN  

CNN — If you’re not protected against Covid-19, the virus will likely infect you, one expert told CNN on Wednesday. “If that’s not enough to motivate people to get vaccinated,” he added, “then the only other things I think we have are the mandates that say, ‘If you’re going to work here or go here … you have to get …

Should schools be reopened? Data shows children least vulnerable to Covid
3 years, 5 months ago

Should schools be reopened? Data shows children least vulnerable to Covid

India Today  

The debate is contentious. Children, the data reveal, represented 14.2 per cent of all Covid cases and accounted for 1.3-3.6 per cent of total reported hospitalizations in the United States. In the pre-Covid year of 2019, 47 per cent children lacked access to education and/or health, which shot up to 56 per cent during the pandemic, according to UNICEF data. …

Children orphaned during Covid-19 should be covered under welfare schemes: SC
3 years, 5 months ago

Children orphaned during Covid-19 should be covered under welfare schemes: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court observed on Tuesday that the Centre's welfare schemes should cover all the children who were orphaned after the coronavirus disease pandemic struck, and not limit its benefit to those kids who lost their parents to the infection. The Supreme Court noted that government-run schemes such as PM-Cares Fund, which proposed a corpus of ₹10 lakh for children …

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