COVID Vax During Pregnancy Linked to Lower Risk of Poor Neonatal Outcomes

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Maternal mRNA COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was associated with lower risks of poor neonatal outcomes, including neonatal death, according to a population-based retrospective cohort study from Canada.

Compared with infants who were not exposed to the COVID vaccine, those who were exposed to one or more doses in utero had lower risks of:

• Severe neonatal morbidity: 7.3% vs 8.3% (adjusted risk ratio RR [aRR] 0.86, 95% CI 0.83-0.90)
• Neonatal death: 0.09% vs 0.16% (aRR 0.47, 95% CI 0.33-0.65)
• Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission: 11.4% vs 13.1% (aRR 0.86, 95% CI 0.83-0.89)

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccine/106951

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COVID vaccine during pregnancy still helps protect newborns, CDC finds

September 28, 2023

 

"Getting a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy works to pass on protection against the virus to newborns during their most vulnerable early months of life, a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

 

Maternal vaccination was 54% effective against COVID-19 hospitalization in infants younger than 3 months old over the past season. 

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COVID vaccines are currently approved in the U.S. for children ages 6 months and up, but not the youngest babies. So "these findings indicate that maternal vaccination during pregnancy could help prevent COVID-19–related hospitalization in infants too young to be vaccinated," the study's authors wrote. "

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-vaccine-pregnancy-protects-newborn-babies-cdc-study/