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.
Posted: Apr 19, 2021 1:00 AM PT | Last Updated: April 19
Endocrinology professor Jerilynn Prior recommended that women track their periods and ovulation for a month before and after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine if they are interested in noting any changes.(Evan Mitsui)
As Canada ramps up its rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines, questions continue to arise about the potential side effects reported around the world.
Following reports of blood clots from the AstraZeneca-Oxford and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, many women have wondered whether they are at higher risk especially if they take hormonal birth control, which is also associated with clotting.
Experts say more evidence is needed and that it s unclear whether women are at higher risk of developing blood clots than men. But four health experts told CBC News there are key findings women can keep in mind when getting the vaccine particularly if they are pregnant, booking a mammogram or a fertility treatment, or wo
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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, according to a year-long national study.
The report shows the number of COVID-positive pregnancies Canada-wide went up by 44 per cent this year compared to last year, rising to 4,064 on March 26 from 2,824 on Dec. 31.
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“It’s a reflection of the second and third waves,” said lead researcher Dr. Deborah Money, a UBC obstetrics and gynaecology professor, and scientist at the Women’s Health Research Institute.
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The hot tub bubbled away behind Pebble Kranz and Daniel Rosen’s home through months of pandemic lockdowns.
After work, Dr. Kranz, a family physician, would wash off the day in the couple’s open-air shower, then text her husband to join her in the hot tub. Mr. Rosen, a psychotherapist, would hop in after his virtual appointments.
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A gazebo with curtains sheltered the tub, so husband and wife could soak naked without scandalizing their neighbours.
“We needed to have a place and project to connect,” said Mr. Rosen, who also built a cedar sauna behind their Rochester, N.Y., home last fall. Here, the spouses talk and listen to music in the heat.