As long as each patient considers their own situation first.
“What is your potential risk of exposure. Do you live in a household where people may have a higher likelihood of contracting the virus?” said Adamczak.
Also, she suggested asking if you have conditions that may put you at higher risk if you contract COVID-19 such as obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
“We know that the pregnant patient has a much higher chance of getting admitted to the ICU, having much higher rates of being on a ventilator, and there’s much higher risks of actual maternal death when you compare the same age-related patients,” said Adamczak.
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No, the coronavirus vaccine won t make you infertile Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP
A now-blocked Facebook post that went viral claimed the coronavirus vaccine could cause infertility.
It suggested incorrectly that the vaccine teaches the body to attack a protein involved in placental development.
In reality, the protein the vaccine spurs the body to make and attack bears little resemblance to the one in the placenta.
Although data is still lacking as to how the coronavirus vaccine works in pregnant women, experts expect it to be safe and say that women who are pregnant or of childbearing age should be able to get it if they want.
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