Local, pregnant moms say 'no' to COVID-19 vaccine

Local, pregnant moms say 'no' to COVID-19 vaccine

At just more than six months pregnant while in a pandemic, she’s carefully planning on how she will keep both her and her new baby boy safe.

Orama says that’s why she’s chosen to not get the COVID-19 vaccine.

HAS AN APP TO MAKE IT EASIER TOREPORT ANY SIDE EFFECTS.NEW GUIDELINES RELEASED THISWEEK BY A PUBLIC HEALTHAGENCY... RECOMMENDS THATPREGNANT WOMEN SHOULDN’T GET THEMODERNA VACCINEBUT THERE’S ANEXCEPTION.TONIGHTFOX 4’S SHARIARMSTRONG’S TELLS US WHY MANYMOMS-TO-BE IN OUR AREASAYTHEY’RE *NOT GETTING ITBEFORE THEY GIVE BIRTH.(10-15)(109-114)MOST OF US CAN AGREE THATTHERE’S NOTHING LIKE A NEW BABY.OTSJUST LOOK AT OUR LATEST FOX 4BABY, LUCY.

DELICIOUSLYPRECIOUS.BUT BRINGING NEW LIFE INTO THISNEW NORMAL COMES WITH NEWQUESTIONS.INCLUDINGWHETHER OR NOT TO GETTHE COVID-19 VACCINE WHILEPREGNANT.TAKE PKGWHEN IT COMES TO PREGNANCYDURING A PANDEMICSOTKenzIa Orama"It’s going to be completelydifferent."KENZIA ORAMA’S EXPECTING HERFIRST CHILD.AT JUST MORE THAN 6 MONTHSPREGNANT WHILE IN A PANDEMICSHE’S PLANNING FOR HER BABY BOYAND SAYS THAT’S WHY SHE’S CHOSEN*NOT TO GET VACCINATED.SOTKenzIa Orama"I feel like there just hasn’tbeen enough studies to know thelong-term effects of thisvaccine."KENZIA’S ONE OF THE 13 LOCAL,PREGNANT MOMS I HEARD FROM TODAYBOTH ONLINE AND ON ZOOM.*ALL SAYTHEY’RE NOT PLANNING TOGET THE COVID-19 VACCINE IF ITBECOMES AVAILABLE WHILE THEY’REPREGNANT.KENDRA WEAVER’S ALSO EXPECTINGHER 2ND CHILD.SHELIKE MOST OF THE MOMSCHIMING IN TODAY SAYMORERESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE.SOTKendra Weaver, SWFL Mom of 2"There’s just not enoughinformation for me to feel safeenough that it’s not going toharm my child."A LACK OF DATATHE C-D-C SAYS ISBECAUSE THE MRNA VACCINE HASN’TBEEN TESTED ON PREGNANT WOMEN.THIS WEEKTHE WORLD HEALTHORGANIZATION ISSUED NEW COVID-19RECOMMENDATIONSINCLUDINGPREGNANCY GUIDELINES.FONTTHEY SAY PREGNANT WOMEN SHOULDNOT GET THE MODERNA VACCINEUNLESS THEY’RE AT HIGH RISK FOREXPOSURELIKE HEALTH CAREWORKERS.*Cross dissolve to font*FONTBUT...THAT GUIDELINE *DIFFERSFROM THE C-D-CWHICH HAS SAIDPREGNANT WOMEN *MAY(that’s their word not mine)CHOOSE TO GET VACCINATEDANDSHOULD TALK TO THEIR DOCTOR.ROBERT HAWKES IS THE DIRECTOR OFTHE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAMAT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITYSOTRobert Hawkes, DirectorPhysician Assistant Program FGCU"The CDC doesn’t recommend thatyou don’t take itit’s just thatyou understand that it’s greaterriskand that you follow up withyour healthcare provider todetermine if that’s somethingfor them."HAWKES SAYS THE BEST PLANIS TOTALK TO YOUR DOCTOR.SOTRobert Hawkes, DirectorPhysician Assistant Program FGCU"Talk to them.

Have themunderstand your feelingsyourconcernsand then make the bestdecision for you."SHARI ON CAMTHE CDC SAYS IT PLANS TO STUDYPEOPLE WHO ARE PREGNANAND THAT BOTH VACCINE MAKERS AREMONITORING CLINICAL TRIAL OFPEOPLE WHO GOT PREGNANT.

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