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Having the flu during pregnancy increases the odds of preterm birth and birth defects, and some studies have also linked bacterial and viral infections during pregnancy to a risk of autism and ...
Rather than a "twindemic" of both COVID-19 and flu cases peaking at the same time, Klein expects to see the current omicron-fueled wave subside and a subsequent peak of flu cases in the coming weeks.
A systematic review update in 2022 demonstrated that pregnant women are at increased risk of severe COVID-19. It also found that risk factors for severe COVID-19 in pregnant people included high body mass index, being of an older age, being of non-white ethnic origin, having pre-existing comorbidities, having pre-eclampsia or gestational diabetes.
Here’s the thing: If you tend to have side effects after getting your flu or COVID-19 shot, or after both, it’s still likely you may have them when you get both at once.
In March 2022, the World Health Organization listed the Alpha, Beta and Gamma variants as previously circulating citing lack of any detected cases in the prior weeks and months, in part due to the dominance of the Delta variant and subsequent Omicron variant. [237]
Immunization during pregnancy is the administration of a vaccine to a pregnant individual. [1] This may be done either to protect the individual from disease or to induce an antibody response, such that the antibodies cross the placenta and provide passive immunity to the infant after birth.
[297] [157] It can also distinguish Delta, which has L452R, [303] and all Omicron subvariants, which do not have L452R. [304] [143] As Omicron became dominant and the Delta variant became rare in 2022, the SGTF mutation that had made Delta and BA.2 similar in qPCR tests was found to be useful for separating BA.1 and BA.2 from each other. [305]
For expectant moms worried about getting the flu vaccine while pregnant because of safety concerns, new research provides some relief. Flu shots during pregnancy are safe for mother and baby, says ...