NIA warns pregnant women not to get Covid vaccine

The National Immunization Advisory Committee (NIAC) has not yet made any recommendation regarding the adoption of the Covid vaccine by pregnant women.

At the same time, women who want to become pregnant should get pregnant only after waiting three months after receiving the Pfizer Biotech Covid vaccine, said NIAC President Prof. Karina Butler said.

Karina was responding to a question on whether pregnant women should be vaccinated at a program presented by RTE.

The vaccine has not been tested in pregnant women. Pregnancy was the criterion for not being vaccinated. However, many people who want to become pregnant have been vaccinated. But Karina said she did not have their exact details later.

At the same time, there are concerns that the Covid vaccine, like other vaccines, may cause any side effects in pregnant women. They also do not have the exact details to ensure the safety of vaccine recipients.

At the same time, Karina said that vaccination has confirmed side effects such as high fever and muscle aches in some people.

Therefore, she said that they do not want pregnant women to be vaccinated until more safety details are available.

They also say that those who want to become pregnant or undergo IVF must wait three months after receiving the vaccine as a precaution.

At the same time, Killian de Gasgun, director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory, said that it is advisable not to be vaccinated because the early stages of pregnancy are difficult, and that taking the covid vaccine may have some side effects and may adversely affect pregnant women.

It is currently unclear whether breastfeeding women have any problems with the vaccine. Exact information about this is not available. However, Karina said she hopes such matters will become clearer as vaccination becomes more widespread.