Expecting, nursing mothers to be brought under Covid vaccine coverage: DGHS
The health directorate has decided to bring expecting and nursing mothers under Covid-19 vaccine coverage.
"As per the recommendation from the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group, the government has decided to administer Covid-19 vaccine to expecting and nursing mothers," read a circular issued by the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) section of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today.
DGHS has issued two general directives in this regard: expecting and the nursing mothers can take Covid-19 vaccines only from those government vaccination centres set up in hospitals and they have to be registered on www.surokkha.gov.bd; and any registered doctor has to counsel the mothers before vaccination.
The mothers will not get vaccines if they have illness on the day of vaccination, or an uncontrolled long-term illness.
Besides, any mother who will have adverse effect after taking the first dose will not be able to get the second dose, according to the circular.
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