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The new COVID-19 vaccine is hitting pharmacies and doctor’s offices near you. Major chains like CVS and Walgreens are now advertising the updated vaccine, giving people the option to roll up ...
Pregnancy and COVID-19 vaccine boosters: What expectant parents need to know. Doctors explain when to get a booster and its benefits during pregnancy.
In America, the CDC, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine encourage pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccines. [22] The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India recommend vaccination, though it is not currently recommended by the Government of India. [ 22 ]
A 2020 study on the Pfizer vaccine of more than 43,000 participants published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), found the vaccine was 95 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 ...
The Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, sold under the brand name Comirnaty, [2] [33] is an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by the German biotechnology company BioNTech. For its development, BioNTech collaborated with the American company Pfizer to carry out clinical trials, logistics, and manufacturing.
Pregnant women are at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19, meaning that catching the virus while pregnant or shortly after giving birth increases the chances they may require ...
[70] [71] High efficacy is achieved with full immunization, two weeks after the second dose, and was evaluated at 94.1%: at the end of the vaccine study that led to emergency authorization in the US, there were eleven cases of COVID‑19 in the vaccine group (out of 15,181 people) versus 185 cases in the placebo group (15,170 people). [70]
The updated COVID-19 vaccine is now available, and doctors recommend getting it as soon as possible. However, you have a little more time on your flu shot —the CDC just suggests getting it ...