:strip_icc():format(jpeg)/kly-media-production/medias/4380302/original/055194200_1680408535-000_33CF9WP.jpg "The Arcturus variant is suspected to be causing a surge in COVID-19 cases in India. Why does it infect so many children?")
Liputan6.com, Jakarta India is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Deep data Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare shows that the total number of active cases there currently reaches 37,093.
Additionally, 5,880 new COVID-19 cases were detected in the last 24 hours. The increase is believed to be caused by the new Omicron subvariant XBB.16 or Arcturus in some cases.
Reports on the site The new Indian Express And India.com also noted that the number of COVID-19 cases in India is increasing among children. Many children reported fever and itchy eyes.
Why is COVID-19 infecting so many children in India?
Epidemiologist and researcher at the Global Health Security Policy Center for Environmental and Population Health, Griffith University, Australia, Dicky Budiman revealed that in India, COVID-19 data related to the Omicron Arcturus subvariant is commonly found in children.
“The data tends to show that those who are infected and hospitalized are children. said Dicky about information Health Liputan6.comTuesday (November 4th, 2023).
The COVID-19 vaccine is incomplete and has not yet been administered
According to Dicky, many vaccinated children are not only unvaccinated, but also incompletely vaccinated or have not received a booster vaccination.
“In fact, many didn’t justified (qualify) to receive the vaccine. “Well, that’s what ends up infecting them,” said Dicky.
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