By vgreene, 12 January, 2021 Routine testing for pregnancy prior to receipt of a COVID 19 vaccine isn t required 1
By vgreene, 12 January, 2021 Based on current knowledge experts believe that mRNA vaccines are unlikely to pose a risk to the pregnant person or the fetus because mRNA vaccines are not live vaccines 1 3 However more clinical data is expected from pregnant health care workers who deci
By vgreene, 12 January, 2021 Pregnant or lactating pts may be offered an opportunity to get vaccinated as long as there are no contraindications to vaccination but they should be informed that it hasn t yet been tested in the general population 1 ACOG notes that pregnant pts who decl
By vgreene, 12 January, 2021 There are no data yet on the safety of COVID 19 vaccines in pregnant or breastfeeding lactating individuals 1 Some experts say that the COVID 19 virus itself poses a greater risk to pregnant women than the new vaccine 2
