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Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Jan 7, 2023 | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
Replies to "Hello, I am wondering if anyone has came across new information regarding this topic. I am..."
Hello, and welcome to the Mayo Connect community. We are people living with a wide variety of diseases and conditions, who try to help one another along the way. We each strive to be informed medical consumers, and our own best advocates in our care. We are not medical professionals, so not able to provide medical advice. We can tell you what has worked for us (or not) and provide you with information and conversation about your question.
I understand how hard it is to make decisions during pregnancy - you are deciding for 2 people, not just yourself. I'm not going to give you medical advice here, but rather self-advocacy advice.
First, the CDC definitely recommends the vaccine for pregnant women. Second, in the past (pre-Covid), it was shown that the immunity conferred by vaccines was lower if hemoglobin was low, but there were antibodies generated.
I suggest speaking to your OB (or if you have access, a certified Nurse Midwife) about your specific situation. This is important information, so if you need, insist on an answer. I would ask about both vaccination and continuing your infusions. It may be easier to do this via your on-line patient portal if you have one. Then the answer can be thought out and written when the practitioner is not so rushed. Or perhaps you need to arrange a phone consult with the provider, since asking the nurses wasn't helpful.
Will you let me know what you learn - this may be important information for others on Connect with a similar question.
Sue