The health service is encouraging pregnant women to take up the offer of a booster vaccination.
Pregnant women on the Isle of Man have been urged to come forward for a Covid vaccination by the island's health care service., carers and immunosuppressed people.
Manx Care has encouraged those "at an increased risk of severe outcomes" from the virus to accept the offer.The vaccines were to pregnant women in April 2021 in line with advice from the UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation .A spokeswoman for Manx Care said: "Extensive real-world data has shown that vaccines are safe and highly effective for pregnant women.
"Vaccines represent the best way to help protect against severe Covid-19 infection in pregnancy for both women and babies, including admissions of women to intensive care, and cases of premature birth."
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