There has been limited information pertaining to the SARS-CoV-2 strain infecting children in India. The latest study by the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) and others has shown that the Delta strain predominated as the leading cause of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children in India during the second wave of the pandemic. Dr Samiran Panda, former additional DG of ICMR who led the study, and Dr Pragya…
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Delta strain dominated in children during second Covid wave, genomic surveillance recommended: Study
