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

Ecuador

As of 12/19/2022 Ecuador'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

17,373,662

Population

2.403

Birth rate

Upper middle

Income level

Latin America and Caribbean

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
Federación Ecuatoriana de Sociedades de Ginecología y Obstetricia

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)
CanSino Biologics Convidecia
6
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield
187
Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty
127
Sinovac CoronaVac
40

Public Health Authorities

Ministry of Public Health

Most recently reviewed by us on 2022-12-19

Current policies by vaccine

Name (Click to sort descending)Pregnancy (Click to sort ascending)Lactation (Click to sort ascending)
CanSino Biologics Convidecia
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield
Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty
Sinovac CoronaVac

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)
Press release
2022-02-13
Press release
2022-02-13
Press release
(none specified)
2022-02-04
Guidance statement
(none specified)
2021-12-23
Guidance statement
2021-06-15
Guidance statement
2021-05-20
Guidance statement
2021-01-21
FAQ
Government website
(none specified)

Professional Societies

Federación Ecuatoriana de Sociedades de Ginecología y Obstetricia

Most recently reviewed by us on 2022-12-19

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: 12/7/2025, 7:41:10 AM.

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