They conclude - and I am paraphrasing here - that #COVID19#vaccination is likely to protect your swimmers. ππΌββοΈππΏββοΈππ»ββοΈ 3/3
(A bit off my usual beaten track, but found while I was looking for IVF data following COVID vaccination of female IVF patients).
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"The UK now says that #pregnant people should be offered the Pfizer or Moderna #COVID19#vaccines. But I already had my first dose of AZ. What should I do about dose 2?β π§΅
The official guidance says:
βPregnant women who commenced vaccination with AstraZeneca are advised to complete with the same vaccine.β
The first thing to say is that the reason we are offering Pfizer/Moderna is not because we have any data to say that AZ is unsafe in pregnancy. Itβs just that we have *more* data on mRNA vaccines, so we can be more confident of their safety. 3/
The study looked at 30 pregnant, 16 breastfeeding and 57 ppl who were neither, who had been vaccinated with Moderna or Pfizer. Also 22 pregnant ppl and 6 non-pregnant ppl who had caught COVID.... 2/
They started by looking at antibody responses. Notice that we get more anti-Spike antibody in response to vaccination than natural infection.
This has been shown in other studies of COVID19 vaccination in pregnancy. 3/
@ElonaWise Your decision will depend on lots of factors that are specific to you. How prevalent is COVID in your area? Are you very exposed? Do you have any conditions that put you at increased risk? All of this you can discuss with your care team to make a personalised decision. But... 1/
@ElonaWise I can tell you the pros and cons of vaccination during pregnancy in general. Let's start with the pros... 2/
@ElonaWise 1. Not getting COVID! This is particularly important because catching COVID in late pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, stillbirth and your baby needing to spend time in intensive care. 3/
"If #COVID19#vaccines are so safe, why aren't the manufacturers accepting liability for any potential injuries?"
It's a fair question. And it's clearly bothering a lot of people, judging by my inbox.
But actually the answer differs depending on where you are... π§΅
Starting in the UK... π¬π§
In the mid-70s, ppl became concerned about the potential for long-term injuries associated with the whooping cough vaccine (although it turned out there was no problem). To bolster confidence, the govt passed the Vaccine Damage Payment Act in 1979. 2/
This makes a payment of (now) Β£120,000 to anyone who suffers permanent injury as a result of a govt-recommended vaccination. Following approval, COVID19 vaccines were added to the list of vaccines for which the govt accepts liability under the act. 3/
There are already lots of studies showing that antibodies pass into breastmilk after #COVID19#vaccination. But this new preprint looks at the properties of those antibodies in more detail, as well as reporting for the first time on T cells... ππ€±πΏπ§΅
First - in agreement with the other studies - anti-Spike IgA and IgG are found in breast milk following vaccination.
(Milk shown in purple, plasma in orange). 2/
Next, they looked at what kind of IgA it was. Is it monomeric (M) like IgA in blood? Or oligomeric (O), suggesting it is produced at a mucosal surface?
The IgA in milk is mostly oligomeric, suggesting it is produced locally in the breast. 3/