New Delhi: Pregnant women can now be voluntarily vaccinated with covid-19 vaccines available in the country any time during their pregnancy at the nearest government or private covid-19 Vaccination Center (CVC) after registration on CoWIN or by walk-in registration, central government said on Friday.

The procedures and modalities of covid-19 vaccination like registration, generation of certificates after vaccination etc. will remain the same as it is for any beneficiaries above 18 years of age under the National COVID Vaccination Program, the union health ministry said.

The development came after the union health ministry on Friday approved the vaccination of pregnant women against covid-19, based on recommendations from National

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