COVID-19 Vaccine policies for pregnant and lactating people worldwide.

Lao PDR

As of 12/7/2022 Lao PDR's position on Covid-19 vaccination while pregnant is recommended for some or all, and its position on vaccination while lactating is recommended for some or all.

Current Overview

7,169,455

Population

2.626

Birth rate

Lower middle

Income level

East Asia and Pacific

Region

Public health authority policies

Pregnancy
Recommended for some or all
Most permissive recommendation across all vaccines in country.
Lactation
Recommended for some or all
Most permissive recommendation across all vaccines in country.

Professional society positions

Name
(Click to sort ascending)
Pregnancy
Lactation
Lao Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Public health authority policies by vaccine

Name (Click to sort descending)Administered (Click to sort ascending)Pregnancy (Click to sort ascending)Lactation (Click to sort ascending)Other countries (Click to sort ascending)
Gamaleya Sputnik V54
Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine58
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield
187
Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty127
Sinopharm BIBP-CorV
75
Sinovac CoronaVac40

Public Health Authorities

Ministry of Health

Most recently reviewed by us on 2022-12-07

Current policies by vaccine

Name (Click to sort descending)Pregnancy (Click to sort ascending)Lactation (Click to sort ascending)
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield
Sinopharm BIBP-CorV

Resources & Guidance

Document type (Click to sort ascending) Vaccines (Click to clear sorting) Pregnancy (Click to sort ascending) Subgroups (Click to clear sorting) Pregnancy Booster (Click to clear sorting) Lacation (Click to sort ascending) Date (Click to sort ascending) (Click to clear sorting)
Official social media post
(none specified)
2022-07-12
Official social media post
(none specified)
2022-02-02
Government website
(none specified)
2021-12-30
Official social media post
(none specified)
2021-12-21
Official social media post
(none specified)
2021-11-26
Official social media post
(none specified)
2021-10-28
Official social media post
(none specified)
2021-10-11
Consent form/screening checklist
2021-04-19
FAQ
(none specified)
2021-04-06

Professional Societies

Lao Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Most recently reviewed by us on 2022-12-07

Current positions by vaccine

No information available.

Resources & Guidance

No documents available.
Legend
Recommended for some or all
Permitted
Permitted with qualifications
Not recommended but with exceptions
Not recommended
No position found
The COMIT policy tracker was developed with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome .

Citation

Berman Institute of Bioethics & Center for Immunization Research, Johns Hopkins University. Covid-19 Maternal Immunization Tracker (COMIT). www.comitglobal.org. Accessed: 4/27/2024, 4:18:39 PM.

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