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Should you get a coronavirus vaccine if you re pregnant? Experts say medical trials need to change

Should you get a coronavirus vaccine if you re pregnant? Experts say medical trials need to change. By Haley Ott Pregnant women seek guidance on COVID vaccine London Ann Mead, who is in her second trimester of pregnancy, isn t sure if she s going to get the COVID-19 vaccine before she has delivered her baby. The teacher is one of many pregnant frontline workers who are being offered inoculations, but are uncomfortable with the lack of relevant safety trial data for pregnant people. I don t know that I feel like being a guinea pig for it, because it s not just my body right now, Meade said.

COVID-19 spotlights debate over pregnant women in medical trials

COVID-19 spotlights debate over pregnant women in medical trials Haley Ott © Credit: CBSNews cbsn-fusion-pregnant-women-covid-vaccine-conflicting-guidance-thumbnail-645150-640x360.jpg London Ann Mead, who is in her second trimester of pregnancy, isn t sure if she s going to get the COVID-19 vaccine before she has delivered her baby. The teacher is one of many pregnant frontline workers who are being offered inoculations, but are uncomfortable with the lack of relevant safety trial data for pregnant people. I don t know that I feel like being a guinea pig for it, because it s not just my body right now, Meade said. Women many of whom are or may become pregnant make up a high proportion of healthcare workers and teachers around the world. However, pregnant people are often excluded by default from vaccine studies. And this blind spot doesn t just apply to data on vaccines: Pregnant women, despite facing more severe disease if they become sick with COVI

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