Alignment of national COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant and lactating women.

ABSTRACT: The rapid development and roll-out of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines is providing hope for a way to control the pandemic. As pregnant and lactating women are generally excluded from clinical trials, the vaccination programme was launched without adequate safety and efficacy data for pregnant women. Yet many professional organizations have recognized the need for administration of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy and have issued their own set of recommendations. The lack of evidence, however, has often led to confused messaging, inconsistent language and differing recommendations across organizations, potentially contributing to delay or refusal to accept vaccination by pregnant women. We summarize those differences and recommend that leaders collaborate at a country level to pr

SUBMITTER: Giles ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8477428 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature