The #COVID19 Vaccine is Strongly Encouraged for Pregnant Persons. Here’s why it’s REALLY important 🧵

1⃣ Pregnancy is associated with elevated risk of severe illness
2⃣ The vaccine is safe and does NOT raise risk of miscarriage
3⃣ The vaccine protects mothers and their babies 1⃣ Pregnant persons are at greater risk of severe illness from COVID-19. This meta-analysis demonstrated that, when compared to non-pregnant reproductive aged women, pregnant persons were more likely to be admitted to the ICU and require ventilation
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THREAD: You may have seen a manuscript which was released yesterday on Vitamin D levels and #COVID19. Here is some quick commentary on the paper 1/ The article assessed differences in 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 v.s. population-based controls.

Statistically significant differences were found in 25OHD levels b/w groups BUT not in disease severity

Link: academic.oup.com/jcem/advance-a… 2/

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A Curated List of 50 of the Best Voices on Twitter to Trust During the #COVID19 Pandemic 👉 Credible Sources Fighting #Misinformation

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I believe that many sentiments, which have recently been put forth, regarding Sweden’s approach to #COVID19 overlook a critical metric. I would like to discuss some of my thoughts.

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1/ Preface: this thread was not created to favour one country’s response over another’s; nor do I have evidence to substantiate a definitive conclusion

It is merely to suggest other factors which should be considered when evaluating a response's success

Please keep this in mind 2/

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Over 60 million Italian citizens under lockdown as #Coronavirus incidences surge. Over 9000 confirmed cases in Italy & rising.

The unfortunate consequence are the associated ethical concerns regarding resource allocation.

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#COVID19 #nCoV2019 #2019nCoV

1/5 Incessant rising in cases warrants the question: are hospitals prepared for the associated influx of patients?

Further admissions require beds, PPE, ventilators, staff etc. What happens when resources run out, ventilators are all in use, or there aren’t enough staff?

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