Via @NYTimes: The FDA authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for millions of highly vulnerable people to begin receiving the vaccine within days.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/health/pfizer-vaccine-authorized.html …
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A top government panel did not prohibit giving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to pregnant people. That leaves the door open for health care workers who are pregnant and breastfeeding to receive the vaccine during the initial distribution,
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“We have really no data to speak to risks specific to pregnant women or fetuses, but also no data that would warrant a contra-indication to use in pregnancy at this time,” Doran Fink, an FDA deputy director, said.https://bit.ly/3oJDbQK
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Women will likely constitute the majority of immediate vaccine beneficiaries. About 20 million Americans work in health care; 75% of those workers are women. More than two-thirds of the nation’s 1.3 million long-term nursing home residents are women.https://bit.ly/3oJDbQK
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