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

Gambia, The

As of 1/6/2023 Gambia, The's position on Covid-19 vaccination while pregnant is permitted, and its position on vaccination while lactating is no position found.

Current Overview

2,347,706

Population

5.154

Birth rate

Low

Income level

Sub-Saharan Africa

Region

Public health authority policies

Pregnancy
Permitted
Most permissive recommendation across all vaccines in country.
Lactation
No position found
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 vaccine
58
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield187
Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty
127
Sinopharm BIBP-CorV
75

Public Health Authorities

Most recently reviewed by us on 2023-01-06

Current policies by vaccine

Name (Click to sort descending)Pregnancy (Click to sort ascending)Lactation (Click to sort ascending)
Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty
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)
Media article
(none specified)
2022-09-19
Official social media post
2022-08-10

Professional Societies

We were unable to identify any Professional Societies associated with this country.
Legend
Permitted
Permitted with qualifications
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: 11/14/2024, 12:09:06 AM.

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