Benefits and potential harms of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy: evidence summary for patient counseling.

Autor: Kalafat, E., O'Brien, P., Heath, P. T., Le Doare, K., Dadelszen, P., Magee, L., Ladhani, S., Khalil, A., von Dadelszen, P
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Zdroj: Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology; May2021, Vol. 57 Issue 5, p681-686, 6p
Abstrakt: Historically, pregnant women have been excluded from the majority of drug and vaccine trials, a practice that has been criticized widely by the scientific community1-3. The principles of this vaccination technology should also apply to COVID-19 vaccines and provides generic reassurance around the use of mRNA vaccines in pregnancy. Available SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and their safety profiles Four different types of COVID-19 vaccine are currently available (Table 3): mRNA, viral vector, inactivated virus and recombinant antigen. As with the mRNA vaccines, there are limited data on the safety of adenovirus vector-based vaccines in pregnancy, though adenovirus vector-based Zika virus vaccines have been tested in pregnant mice without safety concerns35. [Extracted from the article]
Databáze: Complementary Index