highlights
- Melbourne Institute research shows women aged between 18 and 44 years are the country's most reluctant demographic to get the shot
- Recent US studies involving 35,000 pregnant women found the m-R-N-A vaccine was safe for both parent and child, with no increased risk of miscarriage or placental abnormalities. Australia's vaccine advisory group, ATAGI, recommend vaccination at any stage of pregnancy.
- Studies have shown a COVID infection during pregnancy could lead to pre-term labour and even stillbirth.
The New South Wales health minister last week warned the lasting effects of COVID are far more likely to result in fertility problems.
