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COVID-19
Biden Pledges Enough COVID-19 Vaccines for All US Adults By End of May
March 02, 2021
President Biden promised that the federal government will have enough vaccine supply to vaccinate approximately 300 million Americans by the end of May.
How Sex and Gender Disparities Affect Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 02, 2021
Diverse Voices: COVID-19 and the Health of Women, a virtual speaker series run by the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), presented compiled research on sex and gender disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to identifying issues of concern, the webinar offered actions to improve women’s health despite sex and gender disadvantages.
WHO reverses position on COVID-19 vaccines
February 12, 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) had previously issued guidance recommending that pregnant women should not receive the Moderna Inc. vaccine unless the individual is at high risk of exposure or having a severe case.
Contemporary OB/GYN and JAMA: COVID Vaccination in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Individuals
February 12, 2021
Contemporary OB/GYN’s Editor in Chief, Catherine Y. Spong, MD, recently joined Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and Denise J. Jamieson, MD, MPH for a Q&A session to discuss COVID vaccination in pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Placental transfer of SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies from mothers to newborns
January 31, 2021
This article is on based on information presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, which will be held from Jan. 25 to Jan. 30.
WHO says pregnant women should not receive Moderna vaccine
January 28, 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) had previously issued guidance recommending that pregnant women should not receive the Moderna Inc. vaccine unless the individual is at high risk of exposure or having a severe case.
COVID-19 in pregnancy: Q&A with Emily Adhikari, MD
January 20, 2021
On this episode of Pap Talk, Emily Adhikari, MD answers frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 Vaccine: Questions and answers for practicing ob/gyns and their patients
January 18, 2021
In this video, Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviews Emily Adhikari, MD, on questions or concerns she and colleagues are hearing from patients surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.
Will telehealth persist after the pandemic?
January 18, 2021
The pandemic brought telehealth into the mainstream, but will government and private payers make the right moves to make it a standard part of medicine?
Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 vaccines
January 15, 2021
This FAQ is a printable reference for ob/gyns. It features information on the COVID-19 vaccines, as well as frequently asked questions and answers for ob/gyns to use when counseling patients.