Dubai Health Authority
allows breast-feeding mothers to now get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Breast-feeding mothers and women trying to conceive in Dubai can now take the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
Dubai Health Authority updated its advice after data showed about 90,000 pregnant women in the US had received the shots, “without any safety concerns being raised”. Getty
Aysha Awwad is six months pregnant with her first child, and 50/50 about whether she would take the Covid-19 vaccine while breastfeeding. Reem Mohammed / The National
Aysha Awwad, who is six months pregnant, is reassured that Covid-19 cases have dropped in the UAE. Reem Mohammed / The National