- ARAB NEWS
- 27 Apr 2024
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DUBAI: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) said Saturday it will allow women who are breastfeeding and those planning to get pregnant to take the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
The DHA said the step was in line with the latest international studies and guidelines on coronavirus vaccines, according to a Twitter post by the Dubai Media Office.
The #Dubai Health Authority (@DHA_Dubai) announces that as part of the expansion of the eligibility criteria for COVID-19 vaccination, women who are breastfeeding as well as those who are planning to conceive can take the mRNA vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech). https://t.co/d8e72BgKRM pic.twitter.com/UQ8XwmFfjL
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 17, 2021
The authority also announced that it was going to cut the time frame of vaccine eligibility for those who have previously contracted COVID-19 to 10 days from three months.
