Doctors Address Concerns About COVID Vaccines and Share Updates on the Most Recent Evidence

Are the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines safe in pregnancy, breastfeeding, and when trying to conceive?

In this episode, board-certified OB/GYN and Pediatrician, The Doctors Bjorkman, discuss the newest data about COVID and the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. This update covers some of the most common reasons and concerns we've heard about why you might not want to get a COVID vaccine. These include:
0:00 - Intro
1:48 - You may not think the risk of COVID to you is very high.
7:21 - You may not think the COVID vaccines work very well.
8:45 - You may be concerned that the vaccines are dangerous.
13:01 - You may be concerned about getting vaccinated while pregnant.
14:42 - You may be concerned about getting vaccinated while breastfeeding.
16:04 - You may be concerned about the vaccinations affecting your fertility.
17:15 - You may be concerned about long-term consequences of vaccination.
18:56 - You may have had COVID before.

We cover the data and facts that exist about these concerns and then also share our thoughts on getting the vaccine ourselves, even though Sarah was pregnant and is now breastfeeding.

Sources for Evidence Cited in This Episode:
COVID death rate and hospitalization statistics: statistica.com
Maternal Outcomes with COVID-19:
-- July 2021: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33977298/
-- August 2021: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34379123/
Prevalence of Long-COVID symptoms after infection: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/prevalenceofongoingsymptomsfollowingcoronaviruscovid19infectionintheuk/1april2021
Myocarditis rates from COVID vaccination = 0.006%: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34374740/
Myocarditis rates from COVID infection = 2.3%: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34042947/
Miscarraige rates after COVID vaccination:
-- Preprint August 2021:https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-798175/v1
-- April 2021: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33882218/
Breast feeding after vaccination:
The vaccine does not reach breast milk https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34228115/
Protective antibodies have been found in breast milk as soon as 2-weeks after vaccine https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33843975/
Supply was unaffected https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34171971/
Effects on Fertility after COVID Vaccination:
-- mRNA vaccine does not affect implantation rate of those undergoing IVF
-- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34095871/
-- mRNA vaccine has no change in sperm count after vaccination
-- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34137808/
ACOG/SMFM statement recommending COVID vaccination of all pregnant patients: https://www.acog.org/news/news-releases/2021/07/acog-smfm-recommend-covid-19-vaccination-for-pregnant-individuals?fbclid=IwAR1TO8TbyNEL177-aFe9vFTQWK5a3NtvHNeOyW6rvCkWXBiqWFN-9Td8qhk

mRNA broken down quickly in muscle cells
—https://www.nature.com/articles/nrd.2017.243
—https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26264835/
—https://www.idsociety.org/covid-19-real-time-learning-network/vaccines/vaccines-information--faq/ (see Mechanisms of Covid-19 vaccines)
--https://www.nataliecrawfordmd.com/youtube/covid-vaccine-nanoparticles-accumulating-in-the-ovaries

COVID and menstrual irregularities: https://youtu.be/A-TT689VSrM
**Follow along for our weekly pregnancy update on Wednesdays! We will be covering everything from TTC, infertility, prenatal care, labor and delivery, best baby gear, your baby's week by week development, postpartum concerns, and other pregnancy tips and tricks!

Also check out our video to learn more about how these vaccines work: "COVID Vaccines in Pregnancy" at https://youtu.be/D9kKw45BJ60

Intro Music: A WAY FOR ME - Nicolai Heidlas by Chem Ocampo

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