Opinion: Pregnant and lactating women should not be excluded from Covid-19 drug, vaccine trials
Citizens of the world are holding their collective breath while awaiting vaccines and therapies to effectively battle the Covid-19 pandemic. Among them are pregnant or lactating women who, in the United States and elsewhere, are being excluded from trials testing new vaccines or treatments.
Reluctance to rigorously study the effectiveness and safety of vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 during pregnancy is misguided and will end up harming pregnant women now and in the future.
