PUTRAJAYA, Aug 28 — Starting next year, all pregnant women in the country, including non-citizens, will receive the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis) vaccine...
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 28 — Starting next year, all pregnant women in the country, including non-citizens, will receive the Tdap vaccine for free, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
She said in a statement today that the implementation will begin after the procurement of the Tdap vaccine supply is completed and its supply is available at the Ministry of Health’s facilities nationwide. According to Dr Zaliha, giving the Tdap vaccine to pregnant women will give protection to the foetus until the baby is born, and until they can complete three primary doses of the pertussis vaccine at the age of five months.
Dr Zaliha added that this happens because the antibodies in a baby’s body will only reach an optimal level of protection when the baby has received three doses of the pertussis vaccine given under the National Immunisation Programme at the age of five months.
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