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What WHO says about the use of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against COVID-19 in pregnant women

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Since the appearance of vaccines against the coronavirus , some doubts have arisen about their application, particularly in the case of pregnant women, nursing mothers, children and adolescents, something we talked about a month ago.

Now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published two documents in which it issues its recommendations about the use of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant women .

It has been through its website where the WHO has shared two documents, one for the Pfizer vaccine and the other for the Moderna vaccine, where they address different points about both vaccines, including their application in pregnancy.

In the case of Moderna’s vaccine against coronavirus, the WHO recommendation regarding its use during pregnancy is as follows:

Developmental and reproductive toxicology (DART) studies in animals have shown no harmful effects during pregnancy. Additional studies in pregnant women are planned in the coming months. As information from these studies becomes available, the vaccine recommendations will be updated .

Meanwhile, the WHO recommends not using mRNA-1273 (mRNA-1273 in English) during pregnancy, unless the benefit of vaccinating a pregnant woman outweighs the potential risks of the vaccine , such as in health workers with high risk of exposure and pregnant women with comorbidities that place them in a high risk group for severe COVID-19.

Information and, if possible, advice on the lack of safety and efficacy data for pregnant women should be provided. WHO does not recommend conducting pregnancy tests before receiving the vaccine. WHO does not recommend delaying pregnancy after receiving the vaccine.

In the case of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, which was issued a few weeks before the Moderna vaccine, the recommendation is the same.

However, it is important to mention that this does not mean that vaccines can be dangerous during pregnancy , something that the WHO clarified in a subsequent press release, in which they mention that although little information is available about the safety of the vaccine in pregnancy: ” We have no specific reason to believe that there will be specific risks that would outweigh the benefits of vaccination for pregnant women .”

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