Covid-19 vaccination rates among pregnant women lag the national average, with a range of reasons cited for the apprehensiveness. “I don’t see how a vaccine could be safe in the long run if Advil can cause birth defects.”
Jaime Francis is avoiding all medication during her pregnancy, including Covid-19 vaccines.
Her obstetrician advised her not to take some common painkillers including ibuprofen, she said, and she didn’t fill a prescription she was given for nausea. With the Covid-19 vaccine, the 22-year-old delivery driver from Sparta Township, N.J., said she fears potential long-term developmental effects of the vaccine that might not be known yet.
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