Half of the pregnant women attending the Rotunda Hospital who were offered a Covid-19 vaccine have declined to take it, according to the master of the hospital. One recent study by NUI Galway found one in five young women are uncertain about getting a Covid-19 vaccine. Under recent changes to the vaccination programme, pregnant women are being prioritised for vaccination with mRNA shots such as Pfizer or Moderna. Covid-19 vaccines were not tested on pregnant women during clinical trials, but have been administered to more than 100,000 pregnant women in the US without any safety concerns being raised for the women or their babies. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) has concluded there is “no evidence” of Covid-19 vaccines having any negative effect on the foetus or fertility.

Source: The Irish Times May 19, 2021 11:15 UTC