Dr Anthony Fauci told the American Medical Association on Thursday that there had been “no red flags” in pregnant women who had so far taken the COVID-19 vaccine.
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said that although pregnant women were initially excluded from vaccine trials, more than 10,000 pregnant women have been in trials since the Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization to vaccine makers such as Pfizer and Moderna.
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“The FDA, as part of the typical follow-up you follow after the initial issuance of an EUA, has so far found no red flags,” he said.
He added that “many of the pregnant women” in the trials were “healthcare providers” who were exposed to COVID-19 and preferred to risk their “chances” with the vaccine rather than being infected with COVID-19 , which has some medical experts. can have a detrimental effect on pregnancy or pregnant women.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on January 7 that pregnant women in groups recommended to receive the virus, such as health workers followed by essential front-line workers, could choose to get the vaccine.
The CDC noted that pregnant women should take into account that there are limited data on how vaccines are pregnant, and that infection with COVID-19 during pregnancy may increase the risk of serious diseases.
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However, the World Health Organization said in a January 8 article that it does not recommend that pregnant women take the vaccine “at this time” unless a pregnant woman is at an unavoidable risk of being exposed (eg a health worker). ), ‘in which case “vaccination may be considered in consultation with their healthcare provider.”
Fauci added that data from studies on children and the COVID-19 vaccine will also be available by spring or summer of this year.