PFIZER BEGINS VACCINE TRIAL IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN A BID TO FILL GLOBAL DATA VOID

  • 18/02/2021

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE are starting trials for their vaccine in 4,000 women in the latter stages of pregnancy. They will run a mid-stage study for 350 volunteers between 27 and 34 weeks gestation to confirm safety before moving into advanced trials for women between 24 and 34 weeks pregnant. 

AstraZeneca Plc. and Johnson & Johnson are planning to run trials in the coming months. It’s good news for pregnant people, who until now have faced a difficult dilemma: excluded from vaccine studies, yet more vulnerable to severe Covid-19. Some studies have also linked the disease to premature birth.

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