The Bakri MP said the availability of safety information for pregnant women differed from one vaccine to another.

She called on Putrajaya to gather clinical data on pregnant women from the different brands of vaccines under its procurement plan and ensure that they were safe for expectant mothers.

“The government should also decide at which stage of pregnancy the pregnant woman should be vaccinated, if she decides to get it.

“As of now, most of them will be scheduled to be vaccinated according to their age group, with no consideration of the timing and stage of pregnancy,” she said in a statement.

Although there was a lack of long-term safety data for expectant mothers, Yeo noted that there was a higher risk of health complications if pregnant women were infected with Covid-19.

Despite being 17 weeks pregnant, she said she decided to receive the vaccine after reading reports and consulting her gynaecologist because of the nature of her work, which regularly exposed her to the virus.

She said the immunisation programme had only listed pregnant women in the healthcare sector as a priority group.

“But what about pregnant women working in other sectors, both public and private, who have equal risk of exposure?”

Yeo also urged the government to ensure its decisions and recommendations were effectively communicated by making it compulsory for obstetricians and gynaecologists to explain everything to their patients.

Health minister Dr Adham Baba previously said expectant mothers would receive the vaccine, but on a “case by case basis” and after undergoing a risk assessment by their doctors.

Adham had also said pregnant women would be given access to the vaccine if the health ministry considered them at high risk of being infected.