{"id":54655,"date":"2021-12-17T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T16:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=54655"},"modified":"2021-12-21T16:47:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T16:47:22","slug":"pregnant-women-now-a-clinical-risk-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/pregnant-women-now-a-clinical-risk-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnant women now a clinical risk group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The government has said that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMjYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEyMTcuNTA0ODEzMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5nb3YudWsvZ292ZXJubWVudC9uZXdzL3ByZWduYW50LXdvbWVuLXVyZ2VkLXRvLWNvbWUtZm9yd2FyZC1mb3ItY292aWQtMTktdmFjY2luYXRpb24ifQ.obabESVqInlRCSoJnmqnbh7iE4aeFDgIntXlE4KbACk%2Fs%2F172374962%2Fbr%2F123339416088-l&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmike.bomford%40devon.gov.uk%7C0bce3a296dc24b13ac4808d9c17b860a%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C637753558813124930%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=eBbCebSXUf9ZxGK2b2gKrXx8KBvt%2BLHJ1DlqS8Bo7lc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">women who are pregnant will now be considered a clinical risk group<\/a>\u00a0within the coronavirus vaccination programme.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It puts more emphasis on the importance for pregnant women to take up the vaccine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing evidence shows women who are pregnant to be at greater risk of serious consequences from coronavirus.\u00a0Most pregnant women admitted to hospital with severe COVID-19 are unvaccinated, so a key priority is\u00a0to increase the number of pregnant women completing their first two doses, at eight weeks apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Wei Shen Lim, Chair of the Joint Committee on vaccination and immunisation, said:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Women who are pregnant are strongly encouraged to have a first, second or booster vaccine to better protect yourself and your baby from any serious consequences from COVID-19.\u00a0<\/p><p>&#8220;There is no evidence to suggest that COVID-19 vaccines used in pregnancy increase the risk of miscarriage, stillbirths, congenital abnormalities or birth complications. 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