Get your Covid-19 jab: Medical experts urge pregnant mothers

By Kelum Bandara  

Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have requested women, aged above 30, in the Western Province, to get inoculated against Covid -19 at the nearest vaccination centre.  

Issuing a statement, the academic body of these medical experts said it was advisable for pregnant women suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes and travelling for work and engaged in high risk occupations to get their Covid -19 jabs.  They also said vaccination provides better protection against the Delta variant of Covid -19.  Twelve pregnant women have already died of Covid -19 in the country.