New Delhi: There appears to be no substantial evidence to suggest that children will be more affected or have greater illness severity due to COVID-19 in the anticipated third wave, according to a new report.The Lancet COVID-19 Commission India Task Force prepared the report after convening an experts group comprising leading paediatricians from the country to examine the issue of ‘paediatric COVID-19’ in India.It said the infection’s symptomatology in children in India appears to be globally comparable."Most children with COVID-19 are asymptomatic, and amongst those symptomatic mild infections are predominant.
Most children have fever with respiratory symptoms, and often present with gastrointestinal symptoms (such as diarrhea, vomiting,.