Vaccination Precautions Q&A… Pregnant women and women of childbearing age?

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vaccine will be summarized with medical reporter Cho Dong-chan.

[Cho Dong-chan, medical reporter (specialist): The most important thing to be aware of before getting the vaccine is whether you have had severe allergies in the past, and whether you have a fever of 37.5 degrees or more on the day.

The heat will be checked in advance, but if you feel it is hotter than usual or conversely, you should tell the medical staff.

If you have had any allergies and have experienced severe hives, shock symptoms, etc., you must notify them in advance.

After vaccination, you should be wary of a fever of 39 degrees or higher and a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. If you have difficulty breathing, swollen face, and severe hives, you should visit the nearest emergency room.

However, it is very rare, so I don't think you need to be afraid.]

[Cho Dong-chan, medical reporter (specialist): Pregnant women are at high risk of Corona 19, so they are at most 13 times more severely deteriorating, and both the United States and the World Health Organization have paved the way for them to be met by consulting a doctor.

In addition, the British Imperial University recently said that if a pregnant woman is infected, the risk of premature birth increases by as much as 60%.

Let's listen to an expert.]

[Geum-Joon Cho/Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Kodae Guro Hospital: (Among pregnant women) Those who have high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, etc. There is.]

[Medical reporter Jo Dong-chan (specialist): In particular, it would be good if the academic community and the quarantine authorities reviewed the method of vaccination for high-risk pregnant women mentioned in the interview.]

[Cho Dong-chan, medical reporter (specialist): From tomorrow, women doctors, nurses, and workers working in elderly nursing hospitals and nursing facilities will get the vaccine.

Pregnant women told me not to be right, but if they do not know what to do, there may be a lot of confusion in the medical field.

First of all,

let's listen to an expert.]

[Geum-Joon Jo/Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kodae Guro Hospital: There are no studies that show that vaccination is harmful to the fetus in animal experiments or these studies.]

[Cho Dong-chan, medical reporter They say there is no need to worry too much.

Still, women of childbearing potential need to quickly come up with specific instructions on what to do.

The United States has made it suitable for women of childbearing age, and has said that there is no need for contraception after vaccination.]