Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part A (2022)

Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the corona virus vaccine amongst pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at 3 primary healthcare clinics in plateau state; Nigeria this was done utilizing a cross-sectional study that utilized a validated data tool with over 250 participants. Systemic side effects noticed were Headaches (47.6%), catarrh (28.6%), injection site swelling (22.2%), fever (20.5%) and fatigue (16.0%) where the most common systemic side effects experienced by those who had taken the vaccine. While the common pregnancy related side effects were Abdominal pain, preterm contractions and per vagina bleeding.