Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Independent Researcher, New Delhi, India.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Oct;155(1):57-63. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13816. Epub 2021 Jul 18.
Despite emerging evidence on safety and efficacy, most countries do not offer COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant women even though they are at higher risk of complications from COVID-19. We performed a web search of COVID-19 vaccination policies for pregnant women under two categories: countries bearing a high burden of COVID-19 cases and countries with a high burden of maternal and under-five mortality. Of the top 20 countries affected by COVID-19, 11 allow vaccination of pregnant women, of which two have deemed it safe to vaccinate pregnant women as a high-risk group. In contrast, only five of the 20 countries with high under-five mortality and maternal mortality allow vaccination of pregnant women and none of these countries has included them as part of a high-risk group that should be vaccinated. India and Indonesia, with one-fifth of the world's population, fall under both categories but do not include pregnant women as a priority group for COVID-19 vaccination. To prevent COVID-19 from further aggravating the already heavy burden of maternal and under-five mortality, there is a strong case for including pregnant women as a high-priority group for COVID-19 vaccination. We recommend including COVID-19 vaccination in routine antenatal care in all countries, particularly India and Indonesia in view of their high dual burden.
尽管有越来越多的安全性和有效性证据,但大多数国家仍不为孕妇提供 COVID-19 疫苗,尽管她们感染 COVID-19 后出现并发症的风险更高。我们对两类国家的 COVID-19 孕妇疫苗接种政策进行了网络搜索:COVID-19 病例负担高的国家和孕产妇和五岁以下儿童死亡率高的国家。在受 COVID-19 影响最大的 20 个国家中,有 11 个允许孕妇接种疫苗,其中 2 个国家认为为孕妇接种疫苗作为高风险人群是安全的。相比之下,在 20 个五岁以下儿童死亡率和孕产妇死亡率高的国家中,只有 5 个国家允许孕妇接种疫苗,而且这些国家都没有将孕妇纳入应接种疫苗的高风险人群。拥有世界五分之一人口的印度和印度尼西亚属于这两类国家,但没有将孕妇作为 COVID-19 疫苗接种的优先群体。为了防止 COVID-19 进一步加重孕产妇和五岁以下儿童死亡率已经很重的负担,强烈建议将孕妇纳入 COVID-19 疫苗接种的高优先级群体。我们建议在所有国家,特别是印度和印度尼西亚,将 COVID-19 疫苗接种纳入常规产前保健,因为它们的双重负担很高。