The avoidable dilemma facing Covid-19 vaccines
The drug industry is racing forward with potential vaccines for the novel coronavirus as governments around the world game plan for how to deploy them. But there’s a glaring hole in the process that could prove problematic.
As STAT’s Helen Branswell reports, none of the Covid-19 vaccine trials have included pregnant women or women who are breastfeeding, and only one of the vaccine makers that may end up supplying the American market, AstraZeneca, has started to test its vaccine in children.
That means if and when a vaccine succeeds in clinical trials, authorities might not yet know whether it works in these vulnerable populations. And experts warn time is getting tight to start finding those answers.
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As STAT’s Helen Branswell reports, none of the Covid-19 vaccine trials have included pregnant women or women who are breastfeeding, and only one of the vaccine makers that may end up supplying the American market, AstraZeneca, has started to test its vaccine in children.
That means if and when a vaccine succeeds in clinical trials, authorities might not yet know whether it works in these vulnerable populations. And experts warn time is getting tight to start finding those answers.
Read more.
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