Pregnant women worry about getting vaccinated; Interior Health reassures them it’s safe
KAMLOOPS — The B.C. government is urging women who are trying to get pregnant breast-feeding moms and expectant mothers to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but one Kamloops woman is hesitant.
“Up to 20 weeks at least, I feel like there’s a lot that can change in pregnancy and risks of miscarriage, and just so much development before the 20-week mark,” said Shantelle Blackwell, who is seven months pregnant.
It comes after Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, made a statement at a COVID-19 news conference Tuesday (Sept. 21) afternoon. She said the province has a number of young, pregnant women who are unvaccinated in ICU recently. International data shows that the Delta variant is causing higher rates of adverse outcomes like still births and early births. As a result, Blackwell consulted her doctors — both suggest she gets it.