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Will you get the Covid Autumn Booster vaccine during pregnant?

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happyfishcoco · 16/09/2022 19:15

I had my booster vaccine last Christmas, and now 24 weeks pregnant. I was told by the midwife it was recommended pregnant women have a Covid Autumn Booster vaccine.

But I am quite not sure about the side effect, not talking about headaches, arm pain, or illness.

As there is a saying, the covid vaccine is too new, and no one knows the long-term side effect, that maybe affect the baby.

If I am not pregnant, I defo will take the vaccine. but I am not sure now.

Will you have it?

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CristinaNov182 · 18/09/2022 10:38

@Ubbee ok so I understand that august stamp might be misleading and the advice says to still to do it. I wish in the view of not worrying people they’d also update that page.

But you can check all the studies that have been done yourself, directly at the source, like I’ve done with the one that I found out here that bbc said The UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation based their advice on to recommend.

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2104983?query=featured_home

It only looked at pregnancy immediate outcomes, how many miscarriages, live births etc were recorded and said they don’t see any difference with outcomes for unvaccinated women.

all the studies looked at this, none did toxicity bloods for babies, like liver toxicity, and they all give a warning more follow ups for babies are needed to inform outcomes.

RESULTS
A total of 35,691 v-safe participants 16 to 54 years of age identified as pregnant. Injection-site pain was reported more frequently among pregnant persons than among nonpregnant women, whereas headache, myalgia, chills, and fever were reported less frequently. Among 3958 participants enrolled in the v-safe pregnancy registry, 827 had a completed pregnancy, of which 115 (13.9%) were pregnancy losses and 712 (86.1%) were live births (mostly among participants vaccinated in the third trimester). Adverse neonatal outcomes included preterm birth (in 9.4%) and small size for gestational age (in 3.2%); no neonatal deaths were reported. Although not directly comparable, calculated proportions of adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in persons vaccinated against Covid-19 who had a completed pregnancy were similar to incidences reported in studies involving pregnant women that were conducted before the Covid-19 pandemic. Among 221 pregnancy-related adverse events reported to the VAERS, the most frequently reported event was spontaneous abortion (46 cases).
CONCLUSIONS
Preliminary findings did not show obvious safety signals among pregnant persons who received mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. However, more longitudinal follow-up, including follow-up of large numbers of women vaccinated earlier in pregnancy, is necessary to inform maternal, pregnancy, and infant outcomes.

I talk about liver toxicity bc while this mRNA vaccine technology has been in works for a decade in all that time companies like Moderna failed to make a vaccine that was not toxic for the liver of the animals they tested, it never progressed to human trails. I also had health issues around this and I know how bad while silent this damage can be.

The safe dose was too weak, and repeat injections of a dose strong enough to be effective had troubling effects on the liver in animal studies.

www.statnews.com/2017/01/10/moderna-trouble-mrna/

of course things might have changed since 2017, though again they still didn’t progress with it, and covid is a different disease that what they were working on so maybe it all paned out well. Science progresses and learns from mistakes.

If a mum wants to do it, I’d say do it in the 3rd semester, bc they wording above is troubling

Among 3958 participants enrolled in the v-safe pregnancy registry, 827 had a completed pregnancy, of which 115 (13.9%) were pregnancy losses and 712 (86.1%) were live births (mostly among participants vaccinated in the third trimester).

what was the % of live births for the ones vaccinated before the 3rd trimester ? A bigger % miscarriage rate than normal or same? It could be the parenthesis doesn’t apply just to the 712 but to all 3958? anyway I’m a risk adverse person and maybe I’m reading too much here, it’s not exactly clear to me, so to each its own.

i personally won’t do it for children until there are these toxicity studies in place, if you can find me one, then that’ll give me reassurance. Liver is one test but there is a battery of them under toxicity. Once these are in place, then all science has been done and I’ll be confident to do it to my kids and add it to all the other vaccines they’ve done.

Ubbee · 18/09/2022 12:11

@CristinaNov182, If, as you say in your last message, “it’s not clear to you”, perhaps refrain from giving important advice on the internet when there are much more experienced sources to refer to.

CristinaNov182 · 18/09/2022 19:00

@ubbee sure, dear, it’s not like you cant’t still choose to subject your unborn baby to a vaccine for which no pregnancy toxicity tests have been done, let those “experienced” sources guide you, I get it it might be too much to read what they actually say and don’t say

at least I try to understand and I’ve asked and I’m open to see more studies, but why bother right

Keha · 18/09/2022 22:22

I'm going to have it. Even if it cannot be proven categorically "safe" for pregnant women, there is a lot of evidence that getting covid is risky for pregnant woman. I'm more worried about getting covid.

Skylark1990 · 19/09/2022 13:53

It's been interesting to read this thread. I want to say @CristinaNov182 thank you for sharing information and sources and quotes, unlike some other pp I don't think you are fear mongering, you're pointing to some gaps in the research and I think that's a legitimate thing to do, while also pointing out some of the studies which have shown short term GOOD safety outcomes, which is useful as well. It's been useful for me anyway!

As others have said I think ultimately we need to do what feels right to ourselves, there are risks associated with either decision and no "right" answer I don't think. Getting covid while heavily pregnant has indeed been shown to be much more risky to both mother and baby, so that's a good reason potentially to get the vaccine. However, as people have highlighted, it's not been proven to be 100 safe to have the vaccine either, especially longer term.

What I am interested to know is, if we have already had covid once or twice (I've had it twice, most recently in June - after which I also had a miscarriage, no idea if linked) and also already had some jabs (I've had 3), will our immunity already be relatively good and mean hopefully if we do catch it in pregnancy, it will be mild?

Because everyone ALWAYS says that having a booster or vaccine won't STOP us catching covid anyway. I reduces severity, which is great as ofc if we are more susceptible to having it severely while pregnant anything to reduce this sounds good. But if we have already had covid plus previous covid vaccines, wouldn't this also reduce severity if we catch it again? So how necessary is the vaccine - to reduce severity- in this situation, when you've already clearly got antibodies?

I know immunity seems to wear off over time, so perhaps it depends when we last had covid or a jab, in terms of how much protection it will give. And of the women who were hospitalised while pregnant, I wonder how many had had previous covid infection or jabs (before or during pregnancy). Is this information available I wonder? And additionally the covid infection seems to be getting in general more mild too, with Omicron being more like a bad cold for most, etc. That's not to say it wouldn't present much more severely when immuno suppressed as we are when pregnant.

All this is defo on my mind as I'm currently 11 weeks and unsure whether to get the vaccine while pregnant. I'm leaning towards not, as I'm hopeful that previous 2 covid infections plus 3 jabs will give me some immunity to reduce severity if I caught it again, and it's clearly not like the vaccine will necessarily STOP us getting it anyway, all we can count on it doing is reducing severity - which don't get me wrong, is a great thing, but I wonder if we already have antibodies how much more it would do. All 3 vaccines I've had gave me awful side effects too. But of course it's a very difficult decision. I will be being v careful during winter and 3rd trimester if I don't get the vaccine. But also if I did!

If anyone has info for any of these questions of mine please do share! X

MissConductUS · 19/09/2022 15:15

All this is defo on my mind as I'm currently 11 weeks and unsure whether to get the vaccine while pregnant. I'm leaning towards not, as I'm hopeful that previous 2 covid infections plus 3 jabs will give me some immunity to reduce severity if I caught it again

Your doctor can check your antibody levels with a blood test. If they are high, you may not need the vaccine.

xttcbabyno1x · 19/09/2022 16:10

I won't be

CristinaNov182 · 19/09/2022 16:48

@Skylark1990 how did you react when you first have the virus and was it better the second time around, worse, same?

an antibody test might or might not tell you, read all the disclaimers they have.

some people had it easier the second time around, my & DH case as well, about 10x easier (I’ve also had very good levels of vit D 2nd time around, after discovering I was deficient the first time). other people have had like a serious case of the flu both times.

I haven’t heard anything recently in the news about some new serious mutation or any new mutation, are they still testing for it?

good idea to check with a doctor too

Snowleopardess · 24/09/2022 12:49

This thread on Twitter was quite interesting that came up on my feed - for anyone wanting a bit more balance to the anti-vax information vs harm to babies from mother’s having covid, that’s been posted here - Covid issues in babies

Northernsoullover · 24/09/2022 13:40

Just as an FYI the booster is NOT pfizer. Some of the links upthread relate to pfizer.

Bizzyone · 24/09/2022 20:00

Happily had my 4th jan at 24wks pregnant along with the flu one. Have had covid early this year and it was horrible. Wasnt willing to risk my health or babies in 3rd trimester without it but I get that its everyones personal choice.

Smallpinkdragon · 24/09/2022 20:57

I am 16 weeks pregnant and have found it a very difficult decision to make, but have decided to have it next week. I shall just hope and pray that the decision doesn't cause any harm.

CurbsideProphet · 24/09/2022 22:26

I'm 36.5 weeks and haven't been offered a booster. Maybe it depends on area? I see a midwife regularly and have seen my Consultant 4 times. Neither of them have even mentioned it.

namechange30455 · 24/09/2022 22:31

CristinaNov182 · 17/09/2022 17:37

Yes they have

proof: the link I have is the new west one, see header : Decision
Summary of the Public Assessment Report for COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer/BioNTech
Updated 16 August 2022

the old page hasn’t been updated yet and still advises it

www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/pregnancy-breastfeeding-fertility-and-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination/

the old page says is totally safe while the august one says
“sufficient reassurance of safe use of the vaccine in pregnant women cannot be provided at the present time:”

so you square that one with your baby”s health.

where is the evidence? Check on Pfizer’s page or the others who make the covid vaccines, it takes a bit of time but you’ll find out pregnant women were excluded from the initial large-scale Covid-19 vaccine trials. There were 57 unintended pregnancies during the trials of the Moderna, Pfizer and Astrazeneca vaccines but this number was too small to show much about safety in pregnancy.

the “studies” done after looked at pregnant women who took the vaccine during pregnancy to identify safety concerns and indeed they didn’t identify any. But these are not toxicity or long term studies, just outcomes, also they haven’t been peer reviewed or taken on board by the nhs in uk, for ex.

I’m not against women not doing it, but you should know all info first.

That's only about the Pfizer vaccine though isn't it? Which is why they're giving pregnant women moderna.

starflake · 24/09/2022 22:40

Nope but I’ve had no covid vaccines, I’ve had covid twice, once at 13 weeks pregnant and like chicken pox I’ll be passing down natural immunity through breast feeding till baby is old enough to fight it himself and get his own natural immunity.

DahliaRose3 · 26/09/2022 10:32

I wanted to back up the posters who said pregnant women aren’t included in drug trials. That is correct.

& it’s fine to not feel comfortable taking a vaccine and be concerned about your baby. We all have a choice.

If you are spreading info though, this should be based on critical thinking & peer reviewed info & a general understanding of how things work - like the fact that pregnant women won’t be included in drug trials; not scaremongering, conspiracy theories, and anecdotal evidence.

So many children popping up around the world with diseases that had since been “eradicated” because of anti-vaxers... People fail to wrap their heads around the fact that vaccines and modern medicine have extended our life expectancy significantly!

Take for example that autism/MMRA vaccine nonsense - the author self-published his own work (solid science right there 🙄)…not to mention that developmentally most parents would only notice issues then as it coincides with certain developmental milestones that should be taking place.

I’m 32 weeks pregnant, had all 3 jabs (not my booster) and I’ve caught Covid. It’s been absolutely horrible - much worse than the last time I had it (very mild 2 days). Stay safe and wear a mask!

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I think you should provide this 'evidence' or you are just scaremongering and spreading misinformation

MissConductUS · 23/09/2023 12:41

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