AstraZeneca, Sinovac approved for pregnant, breastfeeding mums

The AstraZeneca and Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines are now deemed suitable by the Health Ministry to be administered to both breastfeeding and pregnant women within 14 to 33 weeks of gestation.

This is an update to earlier advice which deemed only Pfizer to be the safe choice for pregnant women given real-world data proving its safety, while Sinovac was not to be administered to both pregnant and breastfeeding women.

The update was announced by the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) today.