Govt urges pregnant women to get vaccinatedA pregnant woman attends a walk-in vaccination programme at Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital in Sai Mai district of Bangkok on Tuesday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)The government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Wednesday called on pregnant women in the country to get vaccinated against Covid-19, citing a higher risk of deaths among those who become infected with the coronavirus. "Pregnant women are 2.5 times more likely to die after an infection than others due to changes to body shape that makes breathing more difficult," said Dr Apisamai. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is being offered to pregnant women and as a booster to medical workers who had previously received two shots of Sinovac. Health ministry data showed since April 2,327 pregnant women had been infected, of which 22 had received one vaccine dose.

Source: Bangkok Post August 25, 2021 09:56 UTC