COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Appear Safe During Pregnancy

Available data from the CDC's V-safe and the Vaccine Adverse Reporting System do not indicate increased incidence of adverse reactions in pregnant patients.

Questions about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant persons and their newborns remain to be answered. Now, researchers report preliminary findings voluntarily provided through V-safe (a smartphone-based surveillance system created for the COVID-19 vaccination program) and the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) administered by CDC and the FDA.

Among 35,691 participants who received either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines and self-reported as pregnant in V-safe from December 14, 2020, to February 28, 2021, initial incidence of adverse reactions was largely comparable to that in vaccinated nonpregnant women (except for a slightly higher likelihood of nausea and vomiting after the second dose). During the same period, CDC enro…

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Richard T. Ellison III, MD

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Consult/Advisory BoardAcurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC;

Grant/Research SupportDoctors Company Foundation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Richard T. Ellison III, MD

Disclosures

Consult/Advisory BoardAcurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC;

Grant/Research SupportDoctors Company Foundation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Appear Safe During Pregnancy

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