The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has released a report demonstrating the significant progress made in recent months, with 53.7% of pregnant women in England having been vaccinated with at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, up from 22.7% in August 2021.
However, the uptake remains lower amongst pregnant women compared to the general population of the same age groups.
Despite increases, women of Black ethnicity and women living in the most deprived areas in England were least likely to have been vaccinated during pregnancy. By the time of delivery, 24.9% of black women and 32.7% of women living in the most deprived areas of England had at least one vaccine dose – up from 13.3% and 18.3% respectively since February.
The figures are still significantly lower than that of white women (51.4%) and Asian women (42.4%) – and those in the least deprived areas (64.7%).
