Pregnant Women

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The Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea seeking priority in vaccination for pregnant and lactating women filed by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Government of NCT Delhi, a statutory body created under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.

The Delhi High Court asked the concerned authorities to treat the plea as a representation and appoint doctors/anesthetists. “This decision will be taken by the respondents in accordance with law, rules, regulations and relevant policies applicable to the facts of the case, as expeditiously as possible

During the hearing today A three-judge Supreme Court bench was informed that National Board of Examination has permitted the change of Centre for the petitioners.

The matter was yesterday heard by the Single-Judge Bench of Justice Amit Bansal, who remarked that no time-bound direction for implementing the rule of vaccination of pregnant women can be given to the Government.

The Delhi Government submitted its report on Wednesday to Delhi High Court in a plea seeking priority testing, expeditious processing, and declaration of results of pregnant women for COVID-19.

A genuine human problem has been made into a bureaucratic nightmare… What kind of society are we living in?’

With COVID 19 cases rising in Delhi and with the testing capacity still low, it is critical to define who have priority in being tested.

The Delhi High Court was today informed by the Government of NCT of Delhi the use of Rapid Antigen Testing at hospitals has been expanded to ensure availability of quick test results and take care of difficulties being faced by patients, including pregnant women.

The Centre on Monday has given an undertaking to the Delhi High Court that they will be strictly following the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Repatriation of Citizens stranded in foreign countries and priority will be given to pregnant women