17,000 kids +ve in Punjab so far, but no ‘Fateh’ kits for them

Tribune News Service

Patiala, June 3

If the official data is to be believed, as many as 17,191 children have already been infected with Covid in the second wave across Punjab. However, there is no specific ‘Fateh’ kit for them.

The Health Department, during the first wave, launched ‘Fateh’ kits that included medicines and other items for the home-isolated patients. Though the initiative has been widely acclaimed, the medicines in the kits are appropriate only for adults.

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In both waves, the infection percentage among children has been around 4. Keeping the third wave in mind, we are already in the process of making special kits for children. —Dr Rajsh Bhasker, State nodal officer

“My whole family was infected with Covid, including my children. We had to specially purchase syrups and medicines meant for kids as ‘Fateh’ kits is for adult patients only,” says an advocate.

Health experts say a dosage of medicine for a child is different from what it is for an adult. Dr Harshinder Kaur, paediatrician, Government Rajindra Hospital, says: “We have special medicines for the paediatric age group, especially, for the children below the age of five. They should be given syrups instead of tablets.”