Blue Planet Studio/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, GMA(NEW YORK) As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more widely available to people younger than 65 and outside of the health care community, it is raising questions for breastfeeding and pregnant people who must decide if the vaccine is right for them.Pfizer and BioNTech became the first vaccine maker to evaluate their COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women when they announced a new trial Thursday.Their vaccine, along with Moderna's, are the two mRNA vaccines currently available in the United States after being granted Emergency Use Authorization by the Food and Drug Administration.Moderna has not yet publicly released a timeline for including pregnant people in clinical trials.Here are six things pregnant and breastfeeding people should consider to make an informed decision about the COVID-19 vaccine.1. What is the science behind the COVID-19 vaccine?Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines use mRNA technology, which does not enter the nucleus of
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After I read Central Planning’s post about getting vaccination appointments for her parents in Monroe County I went looking for the website. I tried for one of the two remaining appointments on 3/28 but by the time I answered all the questions the appointments were gone. I started the process all over and they had opened up a whole bunch of times on April 2nd so I did manage to get a spot that day. Then I texted one of my co-workers whose RA meds would qualify her as having a comorbidity, and by the time she got through the process they were filling up April 15th. I checked again at 5 pm today and whatever appointments they had are all gone for now.
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1of3R.N Natalie O [Connor labels syringes loaded with the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine for individual patients before heading out to see patients at their homes at Hartford HealthCare at Home in Bloomfield, Connecticut on February 12, 2021. - Mobile vaccinations are being done by nurses visiting patients who are home bound or can t reach a vaccine site due to health or mobility reasons. Hartford HealthCare at Home is trying to vaccinate 3,355 patients with a team of almost 90 nurses. Nurses are sent out with pre-loaded vaccine doses and have a few hours to get to as many homes as they can before the vaccine spoils in the car. Doses are good for six hours once in the syringe. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP via Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
With vaccine still scarce, and eligibility differing from place to place, some people have easier access to "extra" doses than others. Careful, ethicists warn. Going out of turn is a slippery slope.