Pregnant Women and Lactating Women Can Take Covid-19 Vaccine: Government Panel<br /><br />#PublicTV #CovidVaccine<br /><br />The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has recommended increasing the gap between two doses of Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks, sources said on Thursday.<br /><br />It has also suggested that pregnant women may be offered the choice to take any COVID-19 vaccine and that lactating women can be inoculated any time after delivery.<br /><br />The NTAGI has also stated that those having laboratory test proven SARS-CoV-2 illness should defer COVID-19 vaccination for six months after recovery, the sources said.<br /><br />Currently, the interval between two doses of Covishield is four to eight weeks.<br /><br />No change in dosage interval for Covaxin has been suggested by the panel.<br /><br />The recommendations of the NTAGI will be sent to the National Expert Group on Vaccine Adminstration for COVID-19.<br /><br />Watch Live Streaming On http://www.publictv.in/live
