January 2024, By Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards, The Highwire–OPINION needs further study In the early days of the pandemic, the CDC boldly declared that, compared with women of childbearing age who weren’t pregnant, pregnant women with COVID-19 were at increased risk of severe illness and death. The agency went further, insisting that not only could […]
Orlanda Goh, MB, BS, MPH1,2,3; Deanette Pang, BSocSc4; Janice Tan, BSocSc4; et alDavid Lye, MB, BS5,6,7,8; Chia Yin Chong, MMed; Benjamin Ong, MMed4,7; Kelvin Bryan Tan, PhD4,11,12; Chee Fu Yung, MBChB5,9,10,11 JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(11):e2342475. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.42475 Key Points Question Is maternal vaccination associated with a lower risk of infection with Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants, including XBB, among infants up to 6 months of age? Findings In this national population-based cohort study of 7292 infants aged 6 months or younger […]
Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD1; Preeti N. Malani, MD, MSJ2,3; Carlos del Rio, MD4, JAMA. 2022;327(7):617-618. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.0335 Substantial progress has been made in therapeutics for nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19, but supply of and access to treatment remain limited. This Viewpoint summarizes currently available therapeutics for nonhospitalized patients in the setting of the Omicron variant including principles for equitable allocation. Patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 […]
Nazeeh Hanna, Claudia Manzano De Mejia, Ari Heffes-Doon, Xinhua Lin, Bishoy Botros, Ellen Gurzenda, et al. September 19, 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104800 Summary Background COVID-19 mRNA vaccines play a vital role in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, lactating women have been largely excluded from most vaccine clinical trials. As a result, limited research has been conducted […]
Possible causes include MS, depression, and long COVID. Posted January 7, 2022 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods Psychology Today KEY POINTS We’ve all been there. You have a bout of insomnia and there’s no amount of caffeine that will clear your head in the morning. Or you take an antihistamine for your hay fever and it leaves your mind feeling […]
Authors: Amanda Seitz/APPosted: OCT 19, 2022 News Nation WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims, according to a government report released Wednesday. The report lays out grim […]
Adverse events for expectant mothers and developing children are ‘way off the charts.’ Authors: Authors” Calvin Freiburger Wed Oct 12, 2022 The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna carry “massive” side effects for pregnant women, according to 42-year OB/GYN Dr. James Thorp. Thorp appeared on Dr. Drew Pinsky’s show this week to discuss what […]
FURTHER STUDIES ARE BEING CONDUCTED TO ASCERTAIN MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE VACCINES. Authors: NATALIE WINTERS AUGUST 30, 2022 The National Pulse The British government has recommended against pregnant and breastfeeding women receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, admitting that “sufficient reassurance of safe use of the vaccine” for the demographic “cannot be provided […]
Authors: Debra Heine August 16, 2022 More than 40 percent of pregnant women who participated in Pfizer’s mRNA COVID vaccine trial suffered miscarriages, according internal Pfizer documents, recently released under court order. Despite this, Pfizer, and the Biden administration insisted that the vaccines were safe for pregnant women. Out of 50 pregnant women, 22 of them lost […]
The possibility of experiencing a serious adverse effect from the covid shots approved in the U.S. is significantly lower than the chances of severe illness, hospitalization or death from contracting covid, new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Other studies show covid’s pregnancy impact and vaccine protection against the delta variant. […]
