Thread by @DrEricDing

Vaccines for pregnant women—@JohnsHopkins new dashboard reports 91 countries have policies that allow for at least some pregnant people to receive #COVID19 vaccines—45 of which broadly permit or recommend vaccines in pregnancy. But policies vary. 🧵 hub.jhu.edu/2021/06/28/tra…

2) "Data about COVID vaccines' safety for pregnant people and their offspring have generally been reassuring. But countries around the world have taken a variety of positions on COVID vaccination and pregnancy—ranging from highly restrictive policies that bar access to vaccines

3) “to permissive positions in which all pregnant or lactating people can receive vaccine and, in some cases, are recommended and encouraged to do so," said Ruth Karron, director of the Center for Immunization Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

4) “COMIT is the first resource that provides a global snapshot of public health policies that influence access to COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant and lactating people, enabling users to explore policy positions by country and by vaccine product. comitglobal.org

5) Through maps, tables, and country profiles, COMIT provides regularly updated information on country policies as they respond to the dynamic state of the pandemic and emerging evidence. comitglobal.org

6) “This is an extremely valuable resource for anyone concerned with the health of pregnant women and their offspring anywhere in the world. By compiling and updating countries' policy positions regarding COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant and lactating people,

7) “COMIT makes it possible to track at a glance the ongoing global changes in this rapidly changing sphere," said Alejandro Cravioto, chair of SAGE, the international panel of experts making COVID-19 vaccine recommendations to the World Health Organization.

8) In the past month alone, seven countries have joined the ranks of those with policies recommending COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant and lactating people.

9) "Our hope is that COMIT might convince policy makers worldwide to expand access to vaccination for pregnant people. We are seeing some momentum in that direction, but we need to see more."