Without data on the safety of the vaccines during pregnancy and breastfeeding, there's a grey area for people looking for answers to how the risk of COVID-19 compares with that of the immunizations. Pregnancy changes COVID-19 risksMeanwhile, research has shown that pregnant women are at higher risk of severe outcomes if they do get COVID-19. When U.S. researchers analyzed data from about 400,000 women aged 15 to 44 in the U.S. with COVID-19, they found the absolute risks of the infection during pregnancy were low. But pregnant women with COVID-19 were more likely to suffer severe outcomes such as being admitted to intensive care, being put on a ventilator and dying than non-pregnant women with COVID-19, the team found. The study's authors recommended counseling pregnant women about the risk for severe COVID-19-associated illness and emphasizing measures to prevent infection.

Source: CBC News December 18, 2020 09:00 UTC