I Will Definitely (Probably?) Get The COVID-19 Vaccine While Pregnant

by Amie Devlin, MPH, MA As a pregnant epidemiologist and bioethicist with an interest in clinical research, the development of the COVID-19 vaccines has been the equivalent of the Super Bowl to me. I can’t begin to count the number of times that I’ve explained to my husband over dinner the importance of sample size or debated the ethics of challenge trials. And if you had asked me two weeks ago about my feelings on offering the vaccine to pregnant people, I would have easily espoused the pros of our FDA review process, the differences between a theoretical risk and a proven risk, and the need to respect the autonomy of pregnant people. …
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