Canadian researchers studying effectiveness, safety of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy

(University of Ottawa) Early real-world evidence has shown COVID-19 vaccines to be safe in pregnant people, but as the initial clinical trials did not include pregnant individuals, more data is required. The Government of Canada, through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) and Vaccine Surveillance Reference Group (VSRG), is investing approximately $1.3 million for two Canadian research teams - including one from the CHEO Research Institute and the University of Ottawa - to further evaluate v...