Dikhyaa Mohanty 
During a study theory which was conducted by the Tamil Nadu State Public Health, it is revealed that the Delta Covid variant has led to a majority of positive cases in the state.
As per the expert’s opinion children and teenagers should be inoculated against the virus at the earliest after conducting trials as it is revealed that children and teenagers are more vulnerable to the Delta variant.
According to a report by Department, it is stated that out of the 554 samples tested for genomic sequencing to identify the Delta variant, 386 were found to have been infected by the strain. Of the 386, 86 were below the age of 18. This meant that around 22 per cent of all those tested were under 18 years of age.
As per the official report, Suchitra Menon, a virologist based out of Chennai informed that children have to be inoculated at the earliest after conducting proper trials and vaccines. Menon also stated that as of now there is no data that points out any danger to children on being vaccinated. However, certain vaccines are not safe for children and this has to be studied in detail.
According to the experts, children of higher secondary classes in the 15 to 17 age group should be inoculated in the first round after conducting trials.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital is conducting trials on vaccines for the under 18 year age category and research is also underway at the Serum Institute of India, Pune.
Deepesh Raj, a virologist with a leading Medical College in Madurai in an interview informed that there has to be a political decision for inoculating children and as told earlier by experts, in India a vaccine for children is likely to be ready only by December and with the possibility of Delta variant striking, the need for inoculating children under the age group of 18 has become very important.
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