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

Botswana

As of 10/18/2022 Botswana'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

2,303,697

Population

2.836

Birth rate

Upper middle

Income level

Sub-Saharan Africa

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.

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)
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine67
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield187
Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty127
Sinovac CoronaVac40

Public Health Authorities

Government of Botswana

Most recently reviewed by us on 2022-09-28

Current policies by vaccine

No information available.

Resources & Guidance

No documents available.

Ministry of Health

Most recently reviewed by us on 2022-10-18

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)
Official social media post
(none specified)
2021-08-25
Press release
(none specified)
2021-06-30
Press release
(none specified)
2021-06-07

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: 12/1/2022, 10:03:27 AM.

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