Pregnant women to be prioritizedBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday said that pregnant women would be added to the sixth priority group for COVID-19 vaccinations, and they would be eligible along with the seventh and eighth priority groups in the next round of vaccine distribution. “Pregnant women and people aged 65 and older are certain to be included in the next round of vaccinations,” Chen said yesterday. Chen said pregnant women would be included in the sixth priority group with people aged 75 and older, and that they would be allowed to choose which vaccine they wish to receive. There are about 180,000 pregnant women, about 86,000 people in the seventh priority group of essential workers for maintaining national security and normal societal functions, and about 1.98 million people in the eighth priority group. An estimated 5.7 million people are in the top eight priority groups, the list showed.

Source: Taipei Times June 21, 2021 15:56 UTC