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Pregnancy 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 gro
by IfOnlyYouKnew 6y ago
Pregnancy 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...