COVID-19 vaccine uptake more likely in pregnancy if receiving other vaccines: Study

Pregnant sufferers usually tend to settle for COVID-19 vaccination in the event that they obtain different routine vaccines throughout being pregnant, in line with a examine printed within the December concern of the Journal of An infection.

Laura Ha, M.D., from Cedars Sinai Medical Heart in Los Angeles, and colleagues examined the affiliation between acceptance of tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) and influenza vaccines, thought of to be routine being pregnant vaccines, and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. The evaluation included 7,857 sufferers who delivered between December 2020 and March 2022.

The researchers discovered that 56.1 % of sufferers accepted the COVID-19 vaccine. Almost all sufferers who obtained the COVID-19 vaccine obtained influenza and Tdap vaccines (97.6 and 88.5 %, respectively). Sufferers with advanced maternal age, weight problems, Asian race, and private insurance had been extra prone to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance was related to receipt of Tdap (adjusted odds ratio, 2.10) and influenza vaccines (adjusted odds ratio, 2.83). There have been no variations in adversarial outcomes (e.g., preterm birth, low birthweight, and neonatal intensive care unit admission) between these receiving and never receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Disparities in COVID-19 vaccination uptake bear additional exploration to information efforts in equitable and widespread vaccine distribution for present and future pandemics,” the authors write.

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