TABLE 1.
Top 20 countries with a high burden COVID‐19 cases and their policies on COVID‐19 vaccination in pregnant women (as of May 29, 2021)
| Country | COVID−19 cases | COVID−19 deaths | Persons fully vaccinated per 100 population | Maternal deaths per year | Under‐five child deaths per year | Pregnant women included for COVID−19 vaccination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 33 217 995 | 593 288 | 39.7 | 550 | 26 867 | Yes, on priority |
| India a | 27 555 457 | 318 895 | 3.07 | 45 000 | 989 167 | Yes |
| Brazil | 16 342 162 | 456 674 | 10.13 | 1300 | 43 278 | Yes |
| France | 5 697 076 | 109 327 | 15.3 | 66 | 3235 | Yes |
| Turkey | 5 220 549 | 46 970 | 14.5 | 210 | 14 979 | Yes |
| Russia | 4 977 332 | 117 990 | 7.89 | 450 | 13 777 | No |
| UK | 4 489 552 | 128 020 | 35.42 | 74 | 3487 | Yes, on priority |
| Italy | 4 205 970 | 125 793 | 18.53 | 18 | 1646 | Yes |
| Germany | 3 673 990 | 88 192 | 16.32 | 42 | 2687 | No |
| Argentina | 3 663 215 | 76 135 | 5.57 | 390 | 7793 | Yes |
| Spain | 3 663 176 | 79 888 | 18.43 | 21 | 1239 | Yes |
| Colombia | 3 319 193 | 86 693 | 6.28 | 480 | 10 841 | No |
| Iran | 2 875 858 | 79 384 | 0.48 | 340 | 19 562 | No |
| Poland | 2 869 652 | 73 440 | 16.67 | 12 | 1679 | No |
| Mexico | 2 405 772 | 222 661 | 9.24 | 890 | 30 973 | Yes |
| Ukraine | 2 251 242 | 52 088 | 0.27 | 120 | 4130 | No |
| Peru | 1 942 054 | 68 816 | 3.18 | 420 | 9133 | No |
| Indonesia | 1 797 499 | 49 907 | 3.74 | 6400 | 125 213 | No |
| Netherlands | 1 664 708 | 17 866 | 15.56 | 12 | 706 | Yes |
| Czechia | 1 659 980 | 30 059 | 12.75 | 5 | 358 | No |
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Decision to allow vaccination of pregnant women in India was taken on June, 25, 2021.