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Kituo cha Kudhibiti Magonjwa nchini Marekani (CDC) kinahimiza wajawazito wote, wanaofikiria kuwa wajawazito na wale wanaonyonyesha kupata chanjo ili kujikinga na #COVID19. Utafiti umegundua kiwango cha kuharibika kwa mimba baada ya chanjo ya #COVID19 ni sawa na kiwango cha kuharibika kwa mimba kwa idadi ya watu kwa ujumla. Data zinaonyesha kuwa manufaa ya kupokea chanjo kwa wajawazito hushinda hatari zozote zinazojulikana au zinazoweza kutokea
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“CDC encourages all pregnant people or people who are thinking about becoming pregnant and those breastfeeding to get vaccinated to protect themselves from COVID-19,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. “The vaccines are safe and effective, and it has never been more urgent to increase vaccinations as we face the highly transmissible Delta variant and see severe outcomes from COVID-19 among unvaccinated pregnant people.”
A new CDC analysisexternal icon of current data from the v-safe pregnancy registry assessed vaccination early in pregnancy and did not find an increased risk of miscarriage among nearly 2,500 pregnant women who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine before 20 weeks of pregnancy. Miscarriage typically occurs in about 11-16% of pregnancies, and this study found miscarriage rates after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine were around 13%, similar to the expected rate of miscarriage in the general population.
Previously, data from three safety monitoring systems did not find any safety concerns for pregnant people who were vaccinated late in pregnancy or for their babies. Combined, these data and the known severe risks of COVID-19 during pregnancy demonstrate that the benefits of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant people outweigh any known or potential risks.
Clinicians have seen the number of pregnant people infected with COVID-19 rise in the past several weeks. The increased circulation of the highly contagious Delta variant, the low vaccine uptake among pregnant people, and the increased risk of severe illness and pregnancy complications related to COVID-19 infection among pregnant people make vaccination for this population more urgent than ever.
Source: CDC
