The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the lives of pregnant women and their infants, resulting in prenatal health care disruptions, stated researchers in a new study published by the JAMA Network today.
These researchers prospectively investigated how maternal experiences predicted vaccination status among infants at 3 to 5 months of age born during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This study found ‘mothers with greater concern about perinatal infection and greater birth satisfaction had decreased risk of incomplete vaccine uptake.’
Infant Vaccinations Disrupted During COVID-19 Pandemic
Risk for Stillbirth Elevated for Deliveries With COVID-19
Adjusted relative risk for stillbirth higher in deliveries with COVID-19 in pre-delta and delta periods, with stronger link during delta period
30 Percent of Hospital-Based Health Care Personnel Unvaccinated
COVID-19 vaccination coverage increased from 36.1 to 60.2 percent from January to April 2021, then slowed, reaching 70.0 percent as of Sept. 15
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Pfizer will submit these new data to the FDA as it seeks full approval of the vaccine for youth ages 12 to 15 years