'Preferable' for pregnant women to be offered Pfizer or Moderna vaccine

It is understood that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are considered preferable because they are the jabs for which safety information relating to pregnant women is available, whereas there is not as much relevant data on other jabs such as the AstraZeneca vaccine

Pregnant women should receive a Covid vaccine, experts said (Yui Mok/PA)

Pregnant women in Britain should be the Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 jabs, the British public body that advises on vaccinations has said.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said there were “no specific safety concerns” identified with “any brand of Covid-19 vaccines” in relation to pregnancy.