Covid vaccine and pregnancy, ministry circular: “Yes in the second and third trimester”

MRna anti-covid vaccine recommended in pregnancy, in the second and third trimesters. “With regard to the first trimester, vaccination can be considered after evaluating the potential benefits and potential risks with the healthcare professional of reference. Sars-CoV-2 / Covid-19 vaccination is also recommended for breastfeeding women. , without the need to suspend breastfeeding “. This is what is read in a circular from the Ministry of Health, signed by the Director General for Prevention, Giovanni Rezza. These recommendations on anti-Covid vaccines, it says, are given “in consideration of the current epidemiological scenario and the growing evidence on the efficacy and safety of vaccination in pregnancy for both the fetus and the mother, in line with the update of the document ‘Interim indications on vaccination against Covid-19 in pregnancy and breastfeeding’, edited by Iss-Itoss “, Higher Institute of Health-͛Italian Obstetric Surveillance System, distributed as an attachment to the circular.