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The Government of Canada, through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) and Vaccine Surveillance Reference Group (VSRG), is investing approximately $1.3 million for two Canadian research teams to further evaluate vaccine safety and effectiveness in pregnant people. While pregnant or breastfeeding individuals were excluded from the initial mRNA and viral vector COVID-19 clinical trials, recent real-world evidence is showing that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy. Additional research and surveillance of COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant and lactating populations is needed.
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VANCOUVER Health officials have made good on a promise to provide a plan to vaccinate pregnant people in B.C. against COVID-19, announcing the next day that expectant residents aged 16 and up are now eligible. In a news release Tuesday, health officials said those who are pregnant and within that age group are now a priority in its immunization plan. All Health Canada-approved vaccines are safe and effective, and I encourage everyone to register and receive their vaccine as soon as they are eligible. Today, this includes people who are pregnant, Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, said in the release.
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May 5, 2021
Pregnant people eligible to get vaccine
All pregnant people aged 16+ are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccines as a priority population through B.C.’s Immunization Plan.
“All Health Canada-approved vaccines are safe and effective, and I encourage everyone to register and receive their vaccine as soon as they are eligible. Today, this includes people who are pregnant,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer. “We have reviewed the data here in B.C. and this shows pregnant people experience severe illness from COVID-19 at a rate that is similar to people who are in their 50s. By prioritizing pregnant people today, we add another layer of protection for them, their babies and their communities.”
COVID-19: Pregnant women in B.C. now prioritized for vaccine Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the data shows a slightly elevated risk for pregnant women who contract the virus
Author of the article: Katie DeRosa
Publishing date: May 04, 2021 • May 4, 2021 • 2 minute read • A national study concluded pregnant women are more likely to become severely ill from COVID and need to be hospitalized and, to a lesser extent, end up in intensive care compared to women in the general population. Photo by RICARDO MORAES /REUTERS
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Pregnant women are now being given priority for the COVID-19 vaccine in B.C.