India mulls study on long-term impact of Covid-19 vaccines on children

Children have not reported very serious disease cases, apart from those who had serious co-morbidities like cancer, other underlying ailments

India is commissioning a study for long-term surveillance of children less than 18 years who have received Covid-19 vaccine shots, said a senior government official.

The Immunization Technical Support Unit (ITSU) provides techno-managerial support to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will conduct the study.

“There will be surveillance for children for the long term after they receive their Covid-19 vaccine shots. Cohorts will be assembled to follow them up for the long term — this could be five, 10, 15 years or more. There is a study in the offing for this purpose,” said NK Arora, chief of the Covid-19