Pregnant women sought within NHS Lothian region to take part in Covid-19 vaccine study
The vaccine study in the UK is recruiting pregnant women and applicants are open to people living in the NHS Lothian area.
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First UK COVID-19 vaccine study for pregnant women launches in Southampton
The first COVID-19 vaccine study in the UK recruiting pregnant women has been launched across several National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) sites, including University Hospital Southampton.
The phase 2/3 study aims to further understand the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in healthy pregnant women, with approximately 235 volunteers involved throughout the UK.
Following updated guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) released in April, pregnant women are now offered approved COVID-19 vaccines at the same time as the rest of the UK population, based on their age and clinical risk group. Real-world data from the United States has been collected, in which over 100,000 pregnant women have been vaccinated (mainly with mRNA vaccines including Pfizer-BioNTech), without any safety concerns raised.
LONDON: The first COVID-19 vaccine study for pregnant women has been launched in Britain. It will assess the safety of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab in healthy pregnant women. Some 235 participants will be recruited for the study, which will take place at 11 sites across Britain. Scientists hope the assessment will provide more information on the immune response in pregnant women,
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