The COVID-19 expert panel of the Government of India had predicted a few days earlier that the much-feared Third Wave of the pandemic could start in the month of September or even in August 2021 and is likely to peak in October. The panel sounded a sinister warning that daily cases could reach 4 to 5 hundred thousand (lakh) or more, and accordingly, they recommended further strengthening of the health infrastructure of the country in terms of ICU beds, beds with ventilators, and oxygen. There has also been a fear that it could infect a large number of children and some states of India are already on the job of creating more pediatric facilities in hospitals. The panel, however, said there is still a lack of data to confirm such a fear. In the meantime the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) had already approved the India-made Zydus Cadila's Zycov-D vaccine for emergency use for children above the age of 12 and the vaccination process is likely to start from the month of Septe
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