Community Education on Covid Infection in children and role of vaccination

1. COVID
Vs
KIDS

2. I am…..
Dr. VANNALA RAJU
MBBS (Gandhi Med College)
MD Peds (PGI- Chandigarh)
NNICU (CC) (RCPCH-UK)
PGPN (Boston-US)
Consultant- Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Yashoda Hospitals – Hyderabad

3. Lets talk
about….
Whats COVID-19
How Does Covid effect Children?
Can we identify just by symptoms?
When to worry
What best can be done
Flu Vaccination role
PARENT-EDUCATIONAL AV PRESENTATION

4. Whats Covid-19

5. Severity in Children

6. Severity in Children

8. Any Symptom that’s severe is a danger sign -
resort to Medical evaluation

9. Fast Breathing

10. Chest Indrawing

11. Severe Covid- MIS Children?
• MIS-C is a new syndrome in children characterized by unremitting fever >38C and epidemiological
linkage with SARS-CoV-2
Fever ≥3 days
Rash
Conjunctivitis
Low BP / Decrease Urine output
Elevated lab markers ESR, CRP etc
Evidence of recent COVID-19
infection(PCR/IgM/IgG)
No other obvious microbial cause
May Not present Up to 8 weeks after infection

12. Covid- MISC – Dreaded Complication
Heart Involvement

13. Can we diagnose COVID only by
symptoms?
•NO
•Other Diseases that
show similar symptoms-

14. What best can be done

15. What best can be done
Adults Taking all precautions and vaccination
against covid will protect their kids…
Because …
Infection in children is proportionate to
the infection rate in Adults
Timely Medical care and Testing in even
slightest doubt is the best approach to avoid
complications

16. Flu Vaccination Helps against Covid19 ?
• NO
• But avoiding other flu illnesses can
help in decreasing the respiratory
disease load and unnecessary
testing for covid as differentiating
Covid from flu is difficult and only
way is to test

17. Feel Free To ask your
Doubts

18. THANK YOU