‘850 pregnant women get Covid jabs in one month’
A sign for a Covid-19 vaccination clinic is seen as high-risk workers receive the first vaccines in the state of Victoria's rollout of the program, in Melbourne, Australia, February 22, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Principal Dr Sardar Muhammad Al-freed Zafar on Wednesday said 850 pregnant women got vaccinated at the coronavirus vaccination counter set up at Gynaecology OPD of Lahore General Hospital (LGH) during the last one month.
He expressed these views while talking to women patients on the occasion of inspection of corona vaccination counter at LGH Gynecology OPD. MS Dr Amir Ghafoor Mufti, Director Gynecology Dr Samina Tofique, Ulfat Nazir, Arifa Rehman and others were also present.
The PGMI Principal said that from November 1, the unique facility was introduced for the first time in any public sector hospital where women were being vaccinated against corona separately and so far the results were encouraging.
Prof Al-freed Zafar said in view of the imminent threat of new type of corona, it had become imperative for everyone to be vaccinated and there.
He said public health experts should come forward to further improve the strategy of prevention and protection against corona as suspension of hospital affairs due to corona had resulted in delay of treatment and surgery to the general public.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 2nd, 2021.