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I think the real thing we re concerned about a lot of people right now is a resurgence of activity, even while we re still in the second wave, a resurgence of activity due to the new variant strains that appear to be much more transmissible. I know that they re looking at that closely in Newfoundland, even with the testing to see is it one of the variant strains that s causing such a rapid outbreak.
Strang says next week s delivery of vaccines will be by far the largest weekly amount of vaccine that we ve gotten so far. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer/The Associated Press)
Posted: Jan 21, 2021 4:49 PM AT | Last Updated: January 21
Dr. Scott Halperin with the IWK Health Centre says data about the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccines for pregnant women could be available in six to eight months.(Dragan Grkic/Shutterstock)
A doctor at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax says pregnant women should talk with their doctors and weigh the risks of getting the COVID-19 vaccine given the lack of data available right now.
Pregnant women were excluded from initial clinical trials for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, which means there s no information about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine for them.