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11 May, 6 tweets, 3 min read
“Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for me and my baby?”

An explainer from health-care workers on why pregnant people should consider the COVID-19 vaccine amid a third wave that continues to ravage ICUs.

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This third wave is marked by an increase in the number of hospitalized pregnant patients with COVID-19 requiring critical care .There are 6 reasons pregnant people should consider a vaccine, they write citing studies. thestar.com/opinion/contri…
First, studies show pregnant people are at high risk for severe illness with COVID-19: This includes a greater risk of hospitalization, preterm birth and further disease and death, they write.
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Vaccination during pregnancy protects also protects the baby. During pregnancy, antibodies from the expecting parent are passed onto the developing baby through the placenta. Newborn babies maintain this passive (acquired) immunity for the first few months
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"Encouraging and prioritizing vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy is essential for protecting the health and livelihood of expecting parents and newborns"

#InTheirOwnVoices by Mira Maximos, Kimberley Gauthier, Krishana Sankar and Dr. Dongmei Sun
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Pregnant Ontarians can now book vaccines as ministry moves them to ‘highest risk’ category.

Read more here: thestar.com/opinion/contri…

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If you had one shot of AstraZeneca before Ontario paused it, here’s what you need to know. torstar.co/eEi550EKPg2
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It came with a Canadian pandemic first: The promise of a permanent program that outlasts the COVID-19 crisis. torstar.co/S3vc50EKLM3
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11 May
NEW from @OliviaBowden__: Before Ontario announced a pause on first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday, residents had already begun snubbing it in favour of Pfizer or Moderna. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
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"This is really, extremely harmful," Elene Lam of @ButterflyCSW says.

Police and inspectors would also have the power to ask for hotels to produce their guest registers, without court order, if they have reasonable grounds to suspect human trafficking.

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