First-of-its-Kind Study Found Infants of Socially Vulnerable Mothers were at Highest Risk of COVID-19 Infection
BOSTON – At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, very little was known about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Over the past year, more evidence has become available on how the virus is transmitted, who is at the greatest risk and best practices to prevent exposure. Yet questions still remain about how the virus impacts the health of pregnant women and newborns.
In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, physician-researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital reveal that, while mother-to-newborn transmission of the virus is rare, newborns of expectant mothers with COVID-19 can suffer indirect adverse health risks as a result of worsening maternal COVID-19 illness.
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As a 69-year-old who has had a heart transplant and kidney cancer, Carrie Lampert figured it wouldn t take long to line up a COVID-19 vaccination.
Instead, she waited for weeks as she bird-dogged e-mails and state, pharmacy and health care websites in hopes of scoring an appointment for a shot. It s really been a full-time job, Lampert said of her daily searches navigating the websites. The rules constantly change.
Late last week, Lampert finally got lucky, securing an appointment for vaccine Friday at the Minneapolis Convention Center. But for thousands of seniors across the state, many with serious health issues, the confusing and often intimidating search and scramble to line up vaccine continues, triggering great angst and much frustration.
Of the more than 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been administered in Illinois, about 340 people have self-reported adverse reactions – that s about 0.07 pe
(The Center Square) – Of the more than 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been administered in Illinois, about 340 people have self-reported adverse reactions – that's about 0.07 percent of the people who have received at lea.
Of the more than 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been administered in Illinois, about 340 people have self-reported adverse reactions – that's about 0.07 percent of the people who have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least two deaths have been reported in relation to the COVID-19 vaccine in Illinois, according to data, which the CDC notes is unverified. Those are part of around 340 adverse reactions reported to the CDC. The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System from the CDC accepts voluntary reports from anyone, including healthcare providers, vaccine manufacturers and the public. In its scope, the system can be used as an early warning of any safety problems, according to the CDC. While vaccine providers are encouraged to report adverse reactions to the CDC, the reports to the CDC's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System are unverified. As of Tuesday afternoon, Illinois has a