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San Francisco mother Sara Lopes didn t even realize she d lost a part of herself until she got it back. I had been so consumed with both children and starting to work again that we hadn t had sex in maybe a year and a half, says Lopes, 41, whose first name has been changed to protect her privacy. Figuring out how to have dinners prepped, remembering to buy rain boots, paying our credit card bill, scheduling play dates, worrying about summer camps. I couldn t even think about my social life, let alone my sex life. Only after Lopes and her husband instituted Saturday night sex did the truth dawn on her: I had needs that I had absolutely forgotten about.
COVID vaccine, pregnancy: Benefits likely outweigh risks for women
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MUMBAI: While the country is gearing up for the vaccine roll out sometime next year, and with vaccine manufacturers seeking emergency authorisation, some groups may have to wait longer even after it becomes available for the general public. Experts from apex institutes across the country feel there is not much clarity on whether the vaccines will be safe for pregnant women, and unless they are tried and tested, they will have to wait longer.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) epidemiologist Dr Samiran Panda told TOI pregnant women cannot risk taking the vaccine as trials did not include this group. “One will put the child in the womb at risk. They are a vulnerable population and unless there is enough data, this group cannot be given the vaccine,” he said.
For pregnant and nursing women, risks of COVID-19 probably outweigh risk of vaccine, experts say Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
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Although there s very little data on how pregnant and nursing mothers will respond to a COVID-19 vaccine, professional organizations and individual doctors say the benefits are very likely to outweigh the risks.
Pregnant women appear to have the same chance of catching COVID-19 as everyone else. But they may fare worse if they do.
According to a November study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pregnant women are significantly more likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit, to end up on a ventilator, and to die from COVID-19 than women of the same age and health status who aren t pregnant.