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Palike says vaccinations will begin once the health department issues guidelines Close on the heels of the announcement that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will conduct a door-to-door survey to find out who’s been vaccinated and who’s not, here comes another announcement. The BBMP is all set to vaccinate pregnant women in the City. Confirming this, BBMP’s Special Commissioner (Health and IT) D Ranadeep said, “Pregnant women need to be vaccinated for protection from covid-19. We are ready and the State has asked us to wait till the health department issues guidelines. BBMP will soon be commencing vaccinations.” ....
BENGALURU: When the anti-COVID-19 vaccines do arrive, those hoping to get the shots should ensure that they do not have any COVID-19 symptoms. Women of child-bearing age also need to ensure that they do not conceive for a certain duration after getting the dosage. While the government has prioritised that health workers, frontline workers, senior citizens and those with co-morbidities will get the shots first, pregnant women and those with COVID-19 symptoms will remain vulnerable to contracting the virus. In the absence of any safety trials conducted on pregnant women, regulators in Britain have advised not to offer vaccine shots to pregnant women, and the authorities there have cautioned women of child-bearing age to avoid getting pregnant at least for two months after they have been vaccinated.Experts said that in the absence of vaccine trial data on pregnant women, there are no convincing indicators to show its effects on the well-being of the mother and unborn c ....