Tamil NaduVaccination drive for pregnant women picks up pace in Tamil NaduVaccination of pregnant women against COVID-19 is slowly picking up pace across Tamil Nadu. Last week, the Union Health Ministry announced that pregnant women were eligible to get COVID-19 vaccines. Following this, the Health Department started rolling out the vaccination programme for pregnant women across the State. A health official said acceptance of vaccination among pregnant women was good, and they were launching the programme in many districts. “Awareness as well as interpersonal communication with pregnant women is important.

Source: The Hindu July 10, 2021 03:52 UTC