Several pregnant COVID-19 deaths remain unaccounted for among nurses and other frontline workers such as police and sanitation workers. Other countries have started administering the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to pregnant women. Hence due to a lack of extensive studies with the AstraZeneca vaccine, the JCVI recommends Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for pregnant women. It also seems cruel not to give pregnant women the option of vaccination. The government could import the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines specifically for pregnant women as they have been tested and administered abroad.

Source: The Hindu June 05, 2021 18:48 UTC