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Pregnant women are at greater risk if they catch Covid-19.

1.Adhikari EH, Spong CY. COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnant and Lactating Women. JAMA 2021;325(11):1039-1040. (doi.org/10.1001/jama.2…).

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In Germany, the risk is considered so great in pregnancy that the household members of pregnant women are offered vaccination to reduce the risk of their spreading it to the pregnant woman.

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Pregnant women respond well to Covid-19 vaccines.

2. Gray KJ, Bordt EA, Atyeo C, Deriso E, Akinwunmi B, Young N, et al. COVID-19 vaccine response in pregnant and lactating women: a cohort study. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2021. (ajog.org/article/S0002-…).

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Vaccinating pregnant women - especially if they can get their second dose before delivery - will also provide their unborn babies with protective antibodies (just as with whooping cough vaccination).

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Covid-19 vaccine vaccines are safe in pregnancy.

3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. V-safe COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2021; Updated 12 Apr 2021; Accessed: 2021 (17 Apr): (cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…).

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Pregnant women have to go into one of the most dangerous environments for Covid-19: a hospital!

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Pregnancy could be added to the list of "underlying conditions"
4. JCVI: advice on priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination, 30 December 2020. Independent report 2020; Updated 30 Dec 2020; Accessed: 2020 (30 Dec): (gov.uk/government/pub… or via gov.uk/government/pub…).

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This would put pregnant women into priority group 6, and mean they could be vaccinated immediately.

Are they not at higher risk than healthy 32+ year olds?

Why has this not been done yet?

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