Mumbai: Fear of fever as an effect after affecting thousands of pregnant women from getting vaccines against Covid, believing in gynecologists.
The doctors call for a massive drive of awareness if the country wants success in vaccinating the estimated 20 lakh pregnant women.
In Mumbai, where the drive began on July 15, only 429 had taken a shot so far.
The city has an estimate of 1.5 lakh pregnant women.
“The response has been guarded so far.
Developing fever after vaccination is a big problem expressed by most.
We have tried to advise that it is largely light and healed in one or two days, but there is doubts,” said Dr.
Mangala Gomare, Health Officer BMC executive.
From a vaccinated pregnant woman so far, only one has a vomiting that requires hospitalization for several days, he said, adding that there were no other serious side effects that were recorded on those who had been vaccinated.
Post-jab fever is not at risk for pregnant women: Doksgynaecologist Nikhil flat say fear of fever is one of the biggest reasons behind the hesitation of vaccines expecting mothers who expect, and explain why post immunization fever is not risky for them.
“There are important messages that we need to spread.
Fever after immunization is the immune response of the body and most are not dangerous.
They should not confuse him with someone’s fever follows infection,” said flat.
It is common knowledge that getting fever can be dangerous for pregnancy.
More fear among women in the third trimester, said Goregaon Gynecologist Sudhir rose.
“Many get vaccines in the second trimester are worried that the second dose will come in the third trimester.
We told them that fever would not be different from what they suffered during cold and cough attacks,” he said, adding that the awareness campaign was that vaccination was safe in the trimester It is necessary.
Little is known about how the drive fate in all states because the district does not maintain a count of vaccination among pregnant women.
Dr.
Raj Gehlot, Chandrapur District Health Officer, said the “mixed” response.
Officials from three sub-districts confirmed that they had not been asked to maintain data.
Dr.
Pradeep Vyas, the Head of the Additional Secretary (Health), said Cowin did not capture the data of pregnant women.
“This is not needed at the time of registration too.
In the vaccine module, the Indian government has created a drop-down menu but there are still no reports produced,” he said, adding that daily reporting would not be possible from 4,000 sites.
The center has released a statement on July 30, said 2.3 lakh pregnant women have taken vaccines throughout India.
Countries lead the graph is Tamil Nadu (78,838), followed by Andhra Pradesh (34,228), Odisha (29,821), MP (21,842), Kerala (18,423) and Karnataka (16,673).
Since then, TN has vaccinated 1.9 lakh pregnant women.