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“Initially, vaccination is not offered to people 17 years of age or younger, pregnant or breastfeeding.“Writes the Public Health Agency on the information sheet.
He goes on to write that it may change “as knowledge increases,” and that special cases can be discussed with the treating physician based on the vaccine and the patient’s overall health.
In the health statement that you will complete prior to vaccination, there are a number of questions to answer with a yes or no.
Number four says “Are you pregnant?”, After which it says that if you answered yes to that question, you should not get vaccinated.
“If the person answered YES to question 4: This person should not be vaccinated”, He says.
Photo: The Swedish Public Health Agency
Photo: The Swedish Public Health Agency
“There is no information on additional risks”
This, at the same time as TT on Monday reported that there are still a number of questions surrounding the vaccination, given the rapid approval process. One of them concerns pregnant women, due to the few pregnant women who participated in the Pfizer vaccine study.
– If you are pregnant, you should reason with your doctor whether it is appropriate to vaccinate. There is no information on additional risks, but an individual assessment must be carried out in each case, Ulla Wändel Liminga, head of drug safety at the Medical Products Agency, tells TT.
The health statement also states that before vaccination you should consult a doctor if you have ever had a serious reaction after vaccination and needed hospital care, or if you have allergies that have ever caused severe reactions and you have had to attend. to a hospital.
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