No evidence children will be exclusively affected if third wave hits

Child health experts say preparation is key, but no need to panic over predictions on unfounded claims. Everyone is at equal risk since the vaccination coverage is low.

With a third wave of Covid-19 predicted, concerns now have grown if it could affect more children, as the number of those between 0 and 9 years and 10 and 19 years contracting the virus had sharply risen when the second wave was at its peak.