COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy doesn’t increase chances for premature births or small newborns, finds US govt data published on Tuesday. The findings are based on the earlier studies that are published in a Centres for Disease Control and Prevention report on 46,000 pregnant women, including 10,000 who received at least one vaccine dose while pregnant.
Premature birth rates – about 7 per 100 births – were comparable in both groups, as were rates for small babies, 8 per 100 births. It has been suggested following the earlier data from December 2020 through late July, that there’s no increased risk for women vaccinated early in pregnancy although the authors note that most women included got shots during the second and third trimesters.
With the administration of more than 96 lakh Doses (96,43,238) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 147.72 Cr (147,72,08,846) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,58,21,510 sessions.
15,389 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 3,43,21,803.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.01%. 58,097 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseload is presently at 2,14,004. Active cases constitute 0.61% of the country’s total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 13,88,647 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 68.38 Cr (68,38,17,242) cumulative tests.