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The Health Secretary makes a call to pregnant women for the application of vaccines that are required during their gestation stage, to protect both them and the baby against diseases that can be fatal.
The unit stressed the importance of going to prenatal consultations and request the corresponding vaccines at different stages of pregnancy to provide protection to the baby from before birth.
What vaccines are applied to pregnant women?
The covid-19 vaccine It is applied from the 9th week of pregnancy and those who need a dose must go to complete their scheme, after four months of having completed it, it is recommended to request the booster.
For those who are 20 weeks pregnant or more, it is important to request the tetanus, pertussis and diphtheria vaccine (Tdap)which protects both from these diseases.
During the cold season, pregnant women should receive the flu vaccinewhich is different each winter season and can be received at any time during the prenatal stage.
The Tamaulipas Ministry of Health specified that the vaccines are applied in the closest Health Center to anyone who needs it, whether they take their control there or in a private clinic.
“At each stage of your pregnancy there may be a vaccine needed to protect you or your baby,” she stressed.
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