South Korea will begin vaccinations for pregnant women (last week) as the country accelerates its inoculation drive to reach its goal for immunising 80 per cent of all adults by the end of the month.
Health authorities see pregnant mothers as key to the campaign to reach the maximum number of adults vaccinated saying they have a greater possibility of serious illness and death if infected with COVID-19.
“The vaccines are safe for pregnant women and can meaningfully decrease their risks of contracting COVID-19 and becoming critically ill,” KDCA director Jeong Eun-kyeong told a public briefing last Monday.
