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

Afghanistan

As of 12/9/2022 Afghanistan's position on Covid-19 vaccination while pregnant is not recommended, and its position on vaccination while lactating is not recommended.

Current Overview

38,041,754

Population

4.321

Birth rate

Low

Income level

South Asia

Region

Public health authority policies

Pregnancy
Not recommended
Most permissive recommendation across all vaccines in country.
Lactation
Not recommended
Most permissive recommendation across all vaccines in country.

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)
Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine58
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield187
Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty127
Sinopharm BIBP-CorV75

Public Health Authorities

Ministry of Public Health

Most recently reviewed by us on 2022-12-09

Current policies by vaccine

No information available.

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)
Media article
(none specified)
2021-04-29
Media article
(none specified)
2021-04-12
Media article
(none specified)
2021-03-19
Guidance statement
(none specified)
2021-02-01

Professional Societies

We were unable to identify any Professional Societies associated with this country.
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: 4/26/2024, 4:31:34 PM.

Contact

If you have questions or comments, or would like to notify us of any technical issues you are experiencing with COMIT, please get in touch . We welcome and appreciate your valuable feedback.