The current evidence suggests that the likelihood of pregnant women getting Covid-19 is similar to that of other healthy adults. In my last column, I discussed how Covid-19 could potentially affect pregnant women and newborns. Pregnant women were not included in any of the clinical trials that tested the safety and effectiveness of the various Covid-19 vaccines. Covid-19 vaccines do not contain ingredients known to be harmful to either pregnant women or the fetus. According to the Government, pregnant women in Malaysia will be offered the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, but not the AstraZeneca/Oxford or Sinovac ones.
