Wiegman refuses to risk Mead at World Cup following surgery
showed - I think that's what made us make the decision to get her in the squad."
Millie Bright and Lucy Bronze, also sidelined of late, do feature in a 23-player list from which skipper Leah Williamson and Fran Kirby had already been ruled out due to injury.
Wiegman confirmed Bright is set to captain the side, and regarding her and
Bronze's recoveries from knee surgery, she said: "Lucy is fit and fully in training, and Millie is in a good place, so we're positive.
"She's still building but we have some time. We need to build a little more but it looks good."
On Williamson's absence after suffering an ACL injury of her own in April, Wiegman said: "Of course, most of all for her it's very disappointing and sad, and that's the same for Fran and for Beth Mead.
"But you have to move on too. This is unfortunately part of top sports, that you can get injured. You hope to make that risk as small as possible but it can happen and someone else steps up and it gives an opportunity."
Jordan Nobbs is included despite sustaining an injury in Aston Villa's penultimate game of the season, Katie Zelem has been brought back after not making the last squad in April, and there is no recall for Williamson's predecessor as captain Steph Houghton.
Jess Park, Maya Le Tissier - who Wiegman said was "really close" to making the 23 and Emily Ramsey have been named on standby.
Wiegman said there had been "hard decisions" and that while some players were missing through injury, she still feels "we have a very good squad, very good depth in the squad".
England get their campaign in Australia and New Zealand under way by facing Haiti in Brisbane on July 22, and will also take on Denmark and China in Group D.