Guidance is hard to find because trials exclude pregnancy
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Hospital workers are under an immense amount of stress this year. But help might be on the way soon as a federal advisory committee recommended Tuesday that they be first in line for vaccines.
But what if they are pregnant?
Like all pregnant women, health care workers will be operating without much data, as pregnant women have been excluded from clinical trials so far.
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COVID-19 Vaccine: What About Pregnant Women?
An immunologist s answers.
I am a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Virginia, where I care for patients with COVID-19 and conduct research on how best to prevent, diagnose and treat this new infection. As I interact with patients in the hospital, some mothers and expectant mothers have asked whether it is safe for them to take the vaccine. Here is what I have said to them.
1) Can I get vaccinated if I am pregnant or breastfeeding?
Yes, you can and should get a COVID-19 vaccine if you are either pregnant or breastfeeding.
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However, after a Sovah nurse had an allergic reaction to the vaccine this week, officials recommended bringing an EpiPen to each of the Pfizer vaccine s two dosage sessions. Officials also warned of other potential side effects. Headache, fever and chills are possible, body aches, myalgiasâit s important that people note these side effects are possible so there s not a panic if they start to arrive, said Sheranda Gunn-Nolan, chief medical officer. They re more likely to have those symptoms after the second dose.