The Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) has recommended the corona vaccination for pregnant women from the second trimester of pregnancy. For pregnant women like Fabienne Alt-Ensch from Köwerich (Trier-Saarburg district) this leads to uncertainty.
Fabienne Alt-Ensch will give birth to her child in February 2022. She is currently five months pregnant. When the Standing Vaccination Commission recommended vaccination for pregnant women from the second trimester of pregnancy on September 10, 2021, It was clear to her that a corona vaccination during pregnancy was not an option.
Skepticism about corona vaccination during pregnancy
Fabienne Alt-Ensch is skeptical about the corona vaccination during pregnancy. Especially when it comes to the side effects and your child’s safety. The reason: your husband could not stand the vaccination and was in bed for a long time. She is also worried about her unborn child. Because, in her opinion, the studies are not yet mature enough.
She also finds it difficult because pregnant women are not allowed to consume many things that have been researched for years, such as certain foods or medication. Then getting a vaccination that has not been researched for that long makes her feel uncomfortable.
The gynecologist advises her to have a corona vaccination
Her gynecologist advised her to have a vaccination during a visit. However, Fabienne Alt-Ensch does not feel comfortable with it. Even if her doctor suggested that the potential consequences of a vaccination were significantly less than those of a corona disease. You also refer to the studies already available from other countries.
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Skepticism is not the same as a vaccine opponent
However, she is not a vaccine opponent, emphasizes Fabienne Alt-Ensch. She is just skeptical. Even within her family, she is repeatedly asked to get vaccinated.
In her opinion, vaccinations should be made to make you feel safe and protect others. Not because you put someone under pressure.
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Pregnant women as risk patients
Pregnant women have an increased risk of developing corona and then suffering a severe course. But she is not afraid of it because the corona numbers in the Trier region are relatively low compared to other regions. But of course she thinks about it and tries to reduce her contacts as much as possible.
Corona vaccination after pregnancy?
As soon as her child is born in February and she has finished breastfeeding, Fabienne Alt-Ensch also wants to be vaccinated. She hopes that by then the study situation will be better overall than it is now.
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