Also Read | Global supply of COVAX hit due to coronavirus crisis in India: US officialAccording to the academy, the sudden spurt in MIS-C cases has been observed typically in post-COVID patients mostly between 4 to 18 years.
However, there are rare cases of MIS-C affecting babies six months old.In India, 26 per cent population is under 14 years of age and around half of this percentage is aged under five years, according to the Indian Academy of Pediatric Intensive Care.Also Read | Singapore plans to vaccinate students, then everyone elseDr Dhiren Gupta, Covid Specialist and Paediatric Pulmonologist and Intensivist and a Senior consultant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said MIS-C can affect all organs including the lungs, kidney and brain."At.