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>one of the bigger questions that always came up was whether it was safe to smoke while pregnant. The answer I always gave was that we just don't know, and so i
by hammock 4y ago
>one of the bigger questions that always came up was whether it was safe to smoke while pregnant. The answer I always gave was that we just don't know, and so it should be avoided. The lack of research though meant that people couldn't make informed decisions, and the stereotype around cannabis being safe meant that people did not always err on the side of caution.
My friend (a bit crazy) once told me he wondered the same thing when governments and pharmaceutical companies would say the Covid jab was safe for pregnant women. Or at least, that there was “no data” suggesting it is harmful.
I guess it is safe though, we now know
- jupp0r 4y agoPregnant women were included in the original safety studies (not by design, if you have 40k people some of them will become pregnant) and there were no safety signals. On the other hand we had pretty good information early on that being pregnant was a major risk factor in getting severe COVID.
- bnjms 4y agoThat only tells you the safety of the mother and the obvious negative outcomes for the baby. When people ask is it safe they usually mean long term.
- jupp0r 4y agoSame goes for the disease. It’s not a great situation when both the vaccine and the disease are new. FWIW vaccine side effects that are detected a long time after administration are incredibly rare [1]. [1] https://www.unicef.org/montenegro/en/stories/vaccines-and-side-effects-no-long-term-harm-health https://www.unicef.org/montenegro/en/stories/vaccines-and-si...