gastroenterologist & health policy researcher @pennmedicine, @pennldi & @pennmedcep | former penn fellow, @hopkinsmedicine resident, @rwjms, @ABCNews | mom/wife
Dec 10, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Hot off the press: @US_FDA hearing on #COVID19 vaccine: Under EUA, pregnant & lactating women would be free to make their own decision on receiving the vaccine in conjunction with their healthcare provider
Huge WIN for #women everywhere! More below on why this is even an issue👇
Guidance from the UK's approval of Pizer/BioNTech vaccine states that it should NOT be given to pregnant/ BFing women because we were excluded from the trials:
Background: Healthcare workers are at ⬆️ risk for #COVID w/o adequate #PPE (20-30% of cases). In #GI, upper scopes are aerosolized-generating procedures (AGPs) & therefore even ⬆️ risk for #COVID. Lower scopes also = ⬆️ risk 2/2 some e/o AGPs w/bx + fecal oral spread. 2/13