(Article by David McLoone republished from LifeSiteNews.com)
At the end of April, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) updated its guidance to pregnant women, advising that COVID vaccines pose “no specific safety concerns … in relation to pregnancy.” The BBC report on this update notes similar guidelines from a number of medical authorities, whom they call “the experts,” including Britain’s beleaguered nationalized healthcare service (the NHS) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Before now, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) had advised pregnant and breastfeeding women to avoid taking a COVID vaccine due to “no or limited data” on its effects, even adding a precaution for “women of childbearing age,” instructing them that “pregnancy should be excluded before vaccination.”
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues, more women report experiencing a change in their menstrual cycle after receiving their shot.Leer en españolEdissa Santay, tells KCRA 3 that the day after she received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, she started her period, which lasted 10 to 11 days, which I found extremely odd and then after that, I started getting spotting in between and then I got the second period, which lasted the full cycle. Can the COVID vaccine affect my period? While there s still research being done, experts say cycle changes are very common and they can be attributed to stress, diet or other changes, so it s hard to link them to the vaccine. The vaccine itself as far as women are concerned in general, does not alter any of the physiological makeup of women, says Dr. Herman Hedriana, chief of obstetrics at UC Davis Health. While CDC data shows that women are reporting more side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine, than men, Dr. Hedriana reassures that all vacc
Local doctors recommend COVID vaccines for pregnant women
COVID-19 vaccine guidance for pregnant women By Chasity Maxie | April 23, 2021 at 7:43 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 7:45 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Some expectant mothers are looking for guidance about whether they should get a COVID-19 vaccine.
And some of the information out there is somewhat conflicting.
Data on the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant women is limited, since expectant mothers were excluded from clinical trials of the vaccines.
But a recent study shows more than 35,000 pregnant women have not had any negative outcomes from getting a COVID vaccine, so far.
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A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a vaccination site setup at a Salvation Army location in Philadelphia, Friday, March 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
This is one of a series of articles in which reporters from WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk answer questions about vaccines and COVID-19 submitted by you, our audience.
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a pause in the distribution of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot. That’s because six women out of around 6.8 million people who received the vaccine experienced a rare and severe type of blood clot after getting their shots.