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Rozzie has a thing for teal nail polish. “I wear teal nail polish all the time summer teal and winter teal,” she says. It’s more than a favorite color: This specific blue-green shade signifies awareness and support for the more than 21,410 American women› who will receive a diagnosis of ovarian cancer this year. Rozzie learned she had the condition in 2012.
“People will comment on my nails, and I’ll respond with ovarian cancer facts,” Rozzie says. “I carry the signs and symptoms handout in my purse with me and share it with people that I talk to in my everyday life. In that way, I can reach one person at a time, and that’s one more person who knows and can spread the word.”
In numbers relatively small but growing, they’re looking forward to a quick return to the time when they could snuggle with grandkids, go to the salon, party with the gang, get on the dance floor, host a family gathering, and hug, hug, hug.
The vaccine feels like a golden ticket.
In a way, it almost certainly is, but there are several things to take into account before immediately jumping back into your former life, no matter how much you long for it.
Unfortunately, that COVID-19 shot doesn’t give you instant protection. It’s not like a force field that suddenly engulfs you.
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COVID-19 vaccines are ‘ethically justified’ for pregnant women: CMAJ
Commentary issued by the Canadian Medical Association Journal says person s choice must be respected
Feb 7, 2021 7:00 PM By: Len Gillis, Local Journalism Initiative
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Medical experts are saying pregnant and breastfeeding women should not be routinely offered COVID-19 vaccines until more data is gathered, but the same experts are saying it is ethically justified to offer the vaccines to those who want it.
The recommendation is part of a commentary recently published by the
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) and said vaccines can be considered in certain scenarios where the benefits are deemed to outweigh the risks.
Pregnant women with severe or critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection are at increased risk for preterm birth and pregnancy loss. In studies of hospitalized pregnant women with COVID-19, which have included between 240 and 427 infected women, the risk for preterm delivery (both iatrogenic and spontaneous) has ranged from 10% to 25%, with rates as high as 60% among women with critical illness.
1 The primary risk to a pregnancy appears to be from maternal illness. In addition, pregnant women may be at higher risk for severe illness and death caused by COVID-19 compared with nonpregnant women. In an analysis of national surveillance data that included pregnancy status of 409 462 women with symptomatic COVID-19 illness through October 3, 2020, the adjusted risk ratio in pregnant women (vs those of similar age and not pregnant) was 3.0 for intensive care unit admission, 2.9 for mechanical ventilation, and 1.7 for death.