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

El Salvador

As of 12/17/2022 El Salvador's position on Covid-19 vaccination while pregnant is permitted, and its position on vaccination while lactating is no position found.

Current Overview

6,453,553

Population

2.021

Birth rate

Lower middle

Income level

Latin America and Caribbean

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.

Professional society positions

Name
(Click to sort ascending)
Pregnancy
Lactation
Asociación de Ginecología y Obstetricia de El Salvador

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)
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield187
Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty127
Sinopharm BIBP-CorV75
Sinovac CoronaVac40

Public Health Authorities

Ministry of Health

Most recently reviewed by us on 2022-12-17

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)
2022-02-09
Government website
2021-09-23

Professional Societies

Asociación de Ginecología y Obstetricia de El Salvador

Most recently reviewed by us on 2022-12-12

Current positions 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)
2021-10-14
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: 10/30/2025, 3:55:31 PM.

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