The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a list of recommendations of people who are to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in the first phase of distribution. At the top of that list are healthcare employees, a population that consists of over 300,000 pregnant or lactating women.
Are these women safe for vaccination?
The FDA says the answer is “yes” — most of the time. As stated in the EUA, pregnant and lactating women are advised to discuss their options with a licensed healthcare provider to figure out which choice is suitable for their specific situation.
According to Linda O’Neal Eckert, MD, a professor in the Women’s Health Division of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington, she feels “strongly that women should be able to have a conversation with their provider about the benefit-risk ratio. Many women may choose that the benefit of being protected from COVID-19 outweighs the risk.”
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