Hyderabad: Pregnant women throughout the country have stayed away from drive vaccination and are no different in Telangana.
Consolidated CountryWide data on vaccination available with TOI shows that only 16.53 lakh first dose and 11.68 lakh the second dose has been given to pregnant women throughout the country.
Telangana has a number of vaccinated pregnant women in this country, with 11,835 taking the first dose and only 6,434 received the second dose.
Pregnant women are currently being given a Covid-19 vaccine at the government-managed clinic.
Pregnant women, according to current guidelines, can be given a double dose.
But the Booster dose is currently given to pregnant women in the UK and several selected countries.
According to data, Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of vaccinated pregnant women with 3.61, 613 taking the first dose and 3.22,640 take the second dose.
Tamil Nadu has 2,45,827 pregnant women taking the first dose and 1.65,331 second dose.
In Odisha, the first dose was given to 1,95,310 pregnant women, and the second dose was given to 1,27,001 pregnant women.
“It is better to follow the advice of the gynecologist.
During the early days when the vaccine was launched in this country, in the absence of enough data about the safety of vaccines for pregnant women, they were discouraged from taking vaccines, but they are now advised to take,” Dr.
Chandana Galiderva , “The Gynecologist consultant at Rainbow Hospitals said.” However, many pregnant women hesitate to take vaccines in case it harms the fetus, it is a family decision, and pregnant women must maintain the Covid-19 protocol, “he added.
Data also shows that up to 31 January, only 64 side effects reported in pregnant women after vaccination, with 26 becomes minor and 38 seriously.
But the authorities say vaccination has nothing to do with these problems when the recipient has the underlying co-morbid health problem.