Vaccine worries for pregnant women remain
The Hindu
No clear data available on vaccines in India; gynaecs’ union wants Pfizer jab administered to mothers-to-be
As COVID-19 continues to take the lives of more pregnant women and put many more in a critically ill stage in ICUs in the State, obstetricians and gynaecologists are yet again pushing for the vaccination of pregnant women. There is no evidence to suggest that vaccines available in the country now are unsafe for pregnant women, but it is the lack of research and data that prevents authorities from making a formal recommendation of these for pregnant women. But the news that Pfizer vaccines would be made available in India soon has raised new hopes for mothers-to-be. “Around 90,000 pregnant women in the U.S. have been vaccinated, mainly with the vaccines manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna, and there have been no safety concerns. Based on this data, the U.K.’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recently suggested that pregnant women in the U.K. be offered Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. Now that Pfizer vaccine is being made available in India, we request the government to offer this vaccine to pregnant women as soon as it is available,” says senior consultant obstetrician V.P. Paily.More Related News
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