DAK urges pregnant women to get flu vaccine

‘Antivirals safe in pregnancy’ Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today urged pregnant women to get vaccinated as this is the best means to protect them and their babies from flu. Despite the benefits of influenza vaccination during pregnancy, majority of pregnant women in Kashmir are unvaccinated. Voicing concern over low vaccination rates among pregnant women, President DAK and flu expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan said that though there are clear guidelines, pregnant women are not advised by their health providers to get vaccinated. Unvaccinated women say that they would have been…

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