Do Pregnant Women Get the Vaccine?

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Pregnant people preckand women weren't included in these trials. The c d c and the fda us tracking pregnant women who have taken the vaccine to see if it has any effects. And as if february, 20 thousand people had been included in that data set. There were no red flags. It's just the absence of safety data that makes it concerning.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been many open questions about how COVID-19 could impact pregnant people and their babies – confounded by a lack of data.

But now, studies are finally starting to provide some answers. While it does seem that pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation, babies appear to be spared from severe illness in most cases.

In this week’s Coronapod we talk about these findings, and the questions that remain – including whether vaccines are safe to give to pregnant people.

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