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Pregnant women can now be vaccinated against the\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0pandemic, the\u00a0Ghana Health Service\u00a0(GHS) announced on Wednesday (19 January).<\/p>\n
According to the GHS, recent studies across the globe including Ghana show that pregnant women are now safe to take the\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0jab.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a media briefing on Wednesday, the director-general of the GHS, Dr\u00a0Patrick Kuma-Aboagye\u00a0said specific vaccines will be administered to pregnant women.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have done quite a lot of work. We at\u00a0Ghana Health Service\u00a0and all the other agencies who are working with us, we are all concerned about pregnant women, that is why we didn\u2019t add them in the first one year of implementation.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut now that we have enough evidence both international and local, we are now able to add pregnant women to it because it is effective and safe. There are studies in Ghana, we are collaborating, which we are even looking at effect on breastfeeding and so far it is safe, and that is why we are adding that to it,\u201d Kuma-Aboagye said.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cAnd then we have also recommended specific vaccines that can be used for pregnant women, just like we have specific ones for 15 year olds, those below 18 and 15 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr Kuma-Aboagye said the GHS will embark on massive education across the country on vaccinating pregnant women in the coming days.<\/p>\n
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