Mumbai: fear of fever as an effect after affecting thousands of pregnant women from getting a vaccine against Covid-19, believing in gynecologists.
The doctors called for a massive awareness trip if the country wants success in vaccinating about two million 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 revealed by most.
We have tried to advise that mostly light and heal in one or two days, but there are doubts,” said Dr.
Mangala Gomare.
, BMC executive health worker.
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.
Fear fever is one of the biggest reasons behind the hesitation of vaccines who expect mothers, said Nikhil Flat Gynecologist, and explain why post-immunized fever is not risky for them.
“There is an important message 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 fever obtained after infection,” said flat.
More fear among women in the third trimester, said Gynecologist Sudhir rose.
“Many make vaccines in the second trimester 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.
Little is known about how the drive fate in the state when the district does not maintain a count.
Dr.
Raj Gehlot, Chandrapur Health Officer, said the “mixed” response.
Officials from three regencies confirmed that they had not been asked to maintain data.
Pradeep Vyas, additional head secretary (health), said Cowin did not capture data of pregnant women, adding that daily reporting would not be possible from 4,000 sites.
This center on July 30 said that nearly 2.3 lakh pregnant women had taken vaccines throughout India.
Countries lead the chart is Tamil Nadu (78,838), followed by AP (34,228), Odisha (29,821), Madhya Pradesh (21,842), Kerala (18,423) and Karnataka (16,673).
Since then, Tamil Nadu has vaccinated 1.9 lakh pregnant women.