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Vaccination in pregnancy is a powerful public health tool, but underused. New insights from the pandemic may be just the spark needed to energise progress.

Vaccination in pregnancy is a powerful public health tool, but underused. New insights from the pandemic may be just the spark needed to energize progress.

With nod for vaccine in pregnancy, crores of families will breathe easy © Provided by The Times of India Last Friday, India finally allowed Covid vaccines for pregnant women. After firmly refusing to vaccinate them for months, the government swung to the opposite view that they “can and should” be vaccinated. “Vaccination is useful for them and should be given,” ICMR chief Dr Balram Bhargava said. This makes India only the 18th country to “recommend” vaccines for all pregnant wome...

Last Friday, India finally allowed Covid vaccines for pregnant women. After firmly refusing to vaccinate them for months, the government swung to the opposite view that they “can and should” be vaccinated. “Vaccination is useful for them and should be given,” ICMR chief Dr Balram Bhargava said. This makes India only the 18th country to “recommend” vaccines for all pregnant women. There are 28 other countries that “permit” Covid vaccines in pregnancy, but without overt encourage...