Nearly 44,000 pregnant, 66,000 lactating women inoculated

We are trying to focus on antenatal women specifically, says top official

COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant and lactating women is in progress throughout the State. So far, nearly 44,000 pregnant women and 66,000 lactating women have been inoculated. According to data from the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 43,855 pregnant women received their COVID-19 vaccines up to July 18 in the State. Among them, 43,796 were administered their first dose and 59 women, who had received their first dose when they were not pregnant, received their due second dose after becoming pregnant. A total of 65,929 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered to lactating mothers in the State.