Highly contagious very less pathogenic and disease-causing
This is how Mumbai Paediatrician, Dr Nihar Parekh has described the new variant. With only a few days into the new year, the COVID infection is spreading like wildfire and it has everyone worried and most of the population is sick.
But should we panic? Dr Parekh has been treating kids (and their parents) for so long now and his optimism is really refreshing and reassuring.
With vaccination opened for the 15-18 year age group, it is a big relief for parents. If you want to know more about the vaccine for teens and its effectiveness, come join us on Thursday, 6th January at 430 PM when we go LIVE on Instagram with Dr Hassan, Head of Paediatrics Akash Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi.
What does he say about treating COVID if your child or you are infected
- Don’t test your child if they don’t have symptoms
- If they have symptoms and fever persists for 2 days, see your paediatrician
- If fever breaks and you don’t have fever for the next 48 hours, you are OK
- Thre is no need to restest to see if you have turned negative
He has also suggested medicines you can take depending on your symptoms. You should definitely listen to what he has to say.
Mansi Zaveri
KSP Team
