WHO official calls on pregnant women to get vaccinated

The vaccination of pregnant women and those from special risk groups is of utmost importance, the representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Azerbaijan, Hande Harmanci, has said.

Report quotes her as saying an increase in Omicron cases is observed.

"All the same, 47% of the Azerbaijani population received both doses of the vaccine, which surpasses the 40% target set by the WHO," Harmanci noted.