Onyinyechi Chionuma Joy, Onyeaka Helen, Ekwebelem Osmond C, Darlington Nnaji Nnabueze
College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria.
School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Vaccine X. 2022 Jun 18;11:100185. doi: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100185. eCollection 2022 Aug.
During pregnancy, women are at an increased risk of getting sick from respiratory viruses and when compared to non-pregnant women, pregnant women are more susceptible to severe illness from COVID-19. Owing to this fact and the emergence of a more infectious COVID-19 variants, pregnant women are currently classified as a vulnerable population, along with pediatric patients and older adults. While scientists are still learning more about the new variants, it is becoming clear that COVID-19 infected pregnant women are also at a real increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, as premature birth and babies born with lifelong health issues are possible if people become infected during pregnancy. Added to these facts, recommendation for COVID-19 has largely varied globally. The conspiracy-laden information on social media has led to pregnant women being hesitant about getting COVID-19 vaccine. Furthermore, as the transmissibility of COVID-19 is higher with this variant and the health system for maternal care in many countries regarded as "very bad" there is need to clearly highlight the impacts of the variants and for countries to speed up vaccination programme to reach all members of society.
在怀孕期间，女性感染呼吸道病毒的风险增加，与未怀孕的女性相比，孕妇更容易因感染新冠病毒而患上重症。鉴于这一事实以及更具传染性的新冠病毒变种的出现，孕妇目前与儿科患者和老年人一起被列为弱势群体。虽然科学家们仍在进一步了解这些新变种，但越来越明显的是，感染新冠病毒的孕妇出现不良妊娠结局的风险也确实增加了，因为如果在孕期感染，早产以及出生的婴儿出现终身健康问题都是有可能的。除此之外，全球范围内针对新冠病毒的建议差异很大。社交媒体上充满阴谋论的信息导致孕妇对接种新冠疫苗犹豫不决。此外，由于这种变种的新冠病毒传播性更强，而且许多国家的孕产妇保健系统被认为“非常糟糕”，因此有必要明确强调这些变种的影响，并促使各国加快疫苗接种计划，以覆盖社会所有成员。
