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Assessing economic progress
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Assessing economic progress
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The second wave of the pandemic has affected pregnant women much more severely than the first and also caused more maternal deaths, said the gynaecologists and obstetricians we interviewed across the country. But despite their heightened vulnerability, India’s vaccine policy does not allow pregnant women to be vaccinated and this needs to change, they said. The risks from Covid are far higher than the risks from vaccines, as we detail later.
Women who contract Covid-19 during pregnancy are over 50% more likely to experience complications and are at greater risk of death, says a study.
Why Healthcare and Education in Rural Areas Should Be Prioritised Immediately The state must allocate necessary funds in order to implement its most important commitments in all parts of the country. Healthcare workers at the remote Pitha village in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, May 22, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui Rights12 hours ago This is the second in a three-part series on policy and development decisions that rural India needs in order to recover from the pandemic and its after-effects. Read part one here. With the massive second pandemic wave it is clear that it is ...