
CORONAVIRUS vaccination for pregnant women could start as early as next week. This was stated by the DIRECTOR of the Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Alexander Gintsburg, on the air of the Rossiya-1 TV channel.
According to him, after a woman receives a vaccine, the drug will protect not only her, but also newborns as a result of breastfeeding.
Murashko announced decisions on revaccination and vaccinations for pregnant women Society
On June 17, the HEAD of the Ministry of HEALTH, Mikhail Murashko, announced that a decision on the use of Sputnik V for vaccination of pregnant women would be made in the coming weeks. According to the minister, there are cases in RUSSIA when the illness caused by the coronavirus is severe in pregnant women.
As part of clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine, 21 cases of pregnancy of participants with a period of three to eight months were registered. The developer, the Gamaleya Center, reported that there were no serious side effects in these women. At the end of May, Murashko said that the Ministry of Health had received data on the safety of the vaccine for pregnant women.