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Interestingly, this seems to also be the case with pregnant women (unless I’m missing something). I’m guessing they’ll be ahead of teens but still low enough in
by cwwc 6y ago
Interestingly, this seems to also be the case with pregnant women (unless I’m missing something). I’m guessing they’ll be ahead of teens but still low enough in the priority scheme to mostly not receive it?
- IfOnlyYouKnew 6y agoPregnancy is a "generic" risk factor for any medical intervention, as is young age. There is no reason to believe the vaccine is particular harmful in these groups. But since it's eminently possible to avoid the risk by vaccinating most people around them, that option is (slightly) more attractive.
- divbzero 6y agoThe Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine advocates for the inclusion of pregnant women in vaccine trials and just released a statement applauding FDA’s decision to allow pregnant women access to the vaccine. [1] [2] US FDA’s decision deviates from UK MHRA’s decision to hold off on finalizing their advice for women who are pregnant. [3] [1]: https://www.smfm.org/covidclinical https://www.smfm.org/covidclinical [2]: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.smfm.org/media/2632/FDA_final.pdf https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.smfm.org/media/2632/FDA_final.p... [3]: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-women-of-childbearing-age-currently-pregnant-planning-a-pregnancy-or-breastfeeding/covid-19-vaccination-a-guide-for-women-of-childbearing-age-pregnant-planning-a-pregnancy-or-breastfeeding https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccinat...