Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) told that drive vaccination for pregnant women will begin on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the additional city commissioner BMC Suresh Kakani stated that pregnant women would be eligible to take Jab in 35 centers.
In the first phase, vaccination will be carried out at the main BMC teaching hospital, pregnant hospitals, and peripheral hospitals.
Here is the list of hospitals: Cama (Fort) Hospital B.Y.L.
Nair Charitable Hospital and Hopwala National Medical College (Mumbai Central) Jagjivanram Western Railway Hospital (Byculla) JJ Hospital (Byculla) Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar Central Railway Hospital (Byculla) Mumbai Port Trust (Wadala) Local Local Municipal General Hospital and Medical College (Siva) , King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Govt.
Sun Medical College (Parel) MGM Hospital (Parel) Naigaon Maternity Hospital, Ice Hospital Mahim Income (Worli) Wisnu Prasad General Hospital Nandrai Desai (Santacruz East) Hospital KB Bhabha (Bandra West) Shirodkar Hospital (Juhu) Shirodkar Hospital (Vile Parle) Khan Bahadur Municipal Hospital (Kurla) Maasaheb Minatai Thakre Maternity Houses (Chunabhatti) Deonar Materar Hospital PT Manlan Malviya Shatabdi Hospital (Chembur) RCF Hospital, Matoshri Ramabai Thackeray Sant Muktabai Municipal General Hospital ( Ghatkopar) Seth Wadilal Chhatrabhuj Gandhi & Monji Amidas Vora Municipal General Hospital (Ghatkopar East) Maternity Hospital (Malad) Municipal General Hospital (Malad) Riddhi Garden Municipal Hospital Krantijyoti Savitribai Phuly General Hospital (Borivali) Charkop Division 3 Maternity Hospital Akurli Maternity Hospital (Kodavli) Dr.
Ambedkar City General Hospital Ambedkar (Kandivalali Barat) Ice Income Hospital (Kandiali) LBS Maternity Hospital Swatantrer Vinayak Hospital of Damodar Savarkar (Mulund) in accordance with health officials, Covid-19 infection has a higher risk of pregnant women than other women.
To prevent mothers and infants unborn, Jab will protect the mother and child.
The central government has also published guidelines on vaccination of pregnant women: 1) Pregnant women can use vaccines at the relevant immunization center in the BMC area during the full post-pregnancy period.
2) Every pregnant woman must get complete information in this regard and after complete information must be vaccinated voluntarily (choice of information).
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Women who have developed Covid-19 and who have been treated with monoclonal antibodies or plasma recovery can be vaccinated after 12 weeks.
Vaccination for pregnant women began Thursday
