The vaccines available against Covid-19 are safe for pregnant women to go for, as these vaccines protect pregnant women against Covid-19 illness or disease like other individuals.
A factsheet prepared by the Indian Ministry of Health to pass on to the frontline workers and vaccinators to impress upon the pregnant women to go for the vaccines and tell them about the value and precautions of it.
“Although more than 90 per cent infected pregnant women recover without any need for hospitalisation, rapid deterioration in health may occur in a few and that might affect the foetus also.”
— Ministry of Health, India
“Although more than 90 per cent infected pregnant women recover without any need for hospitalisation, rapid deterioration in health may occur in a few and that might affect the foetus also,” the document said.
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It is advisable for a pregnant woman that she takes a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Pregnancy does not increase the risk of Covid-19 infection among women.
