Pune: About 6 Lakh Pregnant Women Available from Covid Vaccination in India After the Union Government introduced a separate category to expect mothers in the centralized co-win portal, NK Arora, chairman of the national technical advisory group about immunization, to TII.
Pregnant women were included in the Covid vaccination program on July 1.
But there is no data about how many of those who choose vaccination because the government does not introduce a separate category on the co-win portal, which will help maintain records of their vaccination.
“Initially, pregnant women were offered Covid vaccination under the same age category as the general public.
Separate categories, introduced four weeks ago in the Co-Win portal, it will also help the government stated to focus on the area where there are doubts about taking Covid’s shots, “Arora said.
In Maharashtra, the state health authority has asked district officials to ensure manual recording on vaccination for pregnant women, but it is not in accordance with Mark.
Sanjay Deshmukh, Assistant Director, Health Services, Maharashtra, said, “The state government has requested the Ministry of Health Union to introduce and enable the category of ‘Pregnant Women’ in Co-Win’s victory to facilitate trends of wise vaccination in the law of women.” All developed countries have post-vaccination recording systems for pregnant women.
“It is important to have data for pregnant women who are vaccinated because they form a large population segment, which is at high risk of Covid infection,” said Gynecologist Kuran Kurtkoti, Vice President, Obstetrics Association of Maharashtra and Gynecology of the Community.
Gynecologate Pankaj Safe, Vice President Pune Obstetrics and Gynecology, said, “Covid vaccine is approved as an emergency vaccine in this extraordinary situation.
There is no previous data about it available for other vaccines.
More important in the case of pregnant women because they are special classes for Follow up and long-term assessment.
In addition, vaccination statistics, if available and published, can encourage potential vaccine takers to do so.
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