Fauci weighs in on COVID-19 vaccine safety in pregnant women

While research concerning COVID-19 vaccine safety in pregnant women are ongoing, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House’s chief medical advisor, mentioned that there doesn’t seem like any considerations for now.

“Those studies are going to be done soon, and some are ongoing right now, but for pregnant women who have already taken it, after the emergency use authorization, there doesn’t seem to be any problem,” Fauci mentioned, in a brief Q&A posted to the White House’s Twitter account.

The clip, which is a part of a “Dr. Fauci vs. The Clock” sequence, has already racked up over 27,000 views after it was posted Monday morning.

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His response echoes the most recent from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which states that consultants imagine that primarily based on how the vaccines work in the physique, they’re unlikely to pose a particular danger for people who find themselves pregnant. However, the company notes, there may be presently restricted knowledge accessible. Animal research involving all three presently permitted vaccines discovered no safety considerations earlier than or throughout being pregnant.

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Currently, the CDC encourages those that are pregnant and who’ve obtained the COVID-29 vaccine to enroll in v-safe to assist monitor data concerning this inhabitants. There are almost 4,000 individuals who have enrolled in the v-safe COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry as of final week. More than 69,000a already registered in v-safe indicated they had been pregnant on the time of vaccination, however the company has not but confirmed or verified these contributors.

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The company additionally launched a hotline, MotherToBaby to assist reply questions pregnant folks might have concerning the vaccine.