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Of our top stories tonight nhs england has warned that one in six of the most critically ill people in hospital with coronavirus are pregnant women who haven t had a covid vaccine. health leaders are making a new appeal for expectant mothers to get vaccinated. let s speak now to dr chrissie jones, who s an associate professor of paediatric infectious diseases at the university of southampton. doctor at the university of southampton. jones, thanks vs joining doctorjones, thanks very much for joining us this evening. were you surprised when you saw the statistics casilla i think it is surprising to hear- statistics casilla i think it is surprising to hear what a high proportion surprising to hear what a high proportion of surprising to hear what a high proportion of pregnant - surprising to hear what a high | proportion of pregnant women surprising to hear what a high i proportion of pregnant women are getting so severely ill. i think we ve known for some time during this pandemic t ....
The UK’s first Covid-19 vaccine study for pregnant women is set to launch. Around 235 women will be given the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine or a placebo in the study, which is taking place at 11 hospital sites in Newcastle, Leeds, London, Oxford, Gillingham, Edinburgh and Southampton. More than 100,000 pregnant women have already been vaccinated in the US, mainly with mRNA vaccines including Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, with no safety concerns. For this reason, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) in the UK has said it is preferable for pregnant women in the UK to be offered the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. ....
Don t show me this message again✕ The study will look at whether or not maternal antibodies are transferred to infants (POOL/AFP via Getty Images) The first coronavirusvaccine study for women who are pregnant has been launched across a number of sites in the UK. The study will look to understand the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jab in women who are both pregnant and healthy. Recruitment for the approximately 235 UK participants will begin this week, with the study taking place across eleven sites. These will include locations in Newcastle, Leeds, London, Oxford, Gillingham, Edinburgh and Southampton. ....
Study launched to see if Covid vaccine is safe for pregnant women It aims to understand the safety of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab in healthy pregnant women (Image: Pixabay) Never miss another Derbyshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A study has been launched to see if the Covid vaccine is safe for pregnant women. ....