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    Real Issues for COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization & Pregnancy, Breastfeeding Mothers
    Real Issues for COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization & Pregnancy, Breastfeeding Mothers
    Real Issues for COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization & Pregnancy, Breastfeeding Mothers
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    Real Issues for COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization & Pregnancy, Breastfeeding Mothers

    By Cheng Hoon Chew, Yan Yee Yip, Jiveswara Vijiakumar and

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    Healthcare professionals and high-risk pregnant mothers are vulnerable during COVID-19 pandemic. Most of them will be asymptomatic. The maternal and fetal implications of COVID-19 are significant. Vaccine has been proven to significantly reduce hospitalizations, complications and deaths. Dr. Muniswaran Ganeshan, a Maternal Fetal Medicine Consultant, Dr. Norzaihan binti Hassan, a Family Medicine Consultant and Datuk Dr. Noel Thomas Ross, the Head of Acute Medicine and Consultant Physician shared some insights in the phase 1 mass COVID-19 vaccination and current evidence, safety and COVID-19 vaccine concerns among pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInstitute for Clinical Research, NIH MY
    Release dateJun 22, 2021
    ISBN9798201956974
    Real Issues for COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization & Pregnancy, Breastfeeding Mothers
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    Cheng Hoon Chew

    Dr. Chew Cheng Hoon (MD, MPH) is a medical doctor working in Institute for Clinical Research with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Epidemiology, Clinical Medicine, Healthcare Information Technology (HIT), Healthcare, Healthcare Management and Health Education. Strong healthcare services professional graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 

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      Real Issues for COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization & Pregnancy, Breastfeeding Mothers - Cheng Hoon Chew

      Real Issues for COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization & Pregnancy, Breastfeeding Mothers

      Cheng Hoon Chew, Yan Yee Yip, Jiveswara Vijiakumar, Norzaihan binti Hassan, Muniswaran Ganeshan, Noel Thomas Ross, Kah Chuan Lim, Benedict Lim Heng Sim, Anusha Shunmugarajoo, Kalaiarasu M. Peariasamy

      Foreword by Shamala Devi A/P Karalasingam

      Live Webinar Series on COVID-19 Vaccine

      Jointly organized by Malaysian Society of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases (MyICID) & Institute for Clinical Research (ICR), National Institutes of Health (NIH) Malaysia

      Published by Institute for Clinical Research, NIH MY, 2021.

      Institute for Clinical Research (ICR),

      National Institutes of Health, Blok B4, Aras 1, Jalan Setia Murni U13/52, Seksyen U13, Setia Alam, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

      www.crc.gov.my | Phone: 603-3362 7700

      Copyright © 2021 Institute for Clinical Research NIH, Malaysia

      Cover and interior design by Chew Cheng Hoon.

      All rights reserved.

      The authors, MyICID and ICR retain the sole copyright ownership of this book. Therefore, it is necessary to obtain prior permission from either the author, President of the Malaysian Society of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases or the Director of Institute for Clinical Research, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, in order to reuse the content(s) of this book and/or to reproduce the content(s) of this book in any form.

      REAL ISSUES FOR COVID-19 VACCINE IMMUNIZATION & PREGNANCY, BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS

      First Edition, 2021.

      Foreword by Dr. Shamala Devi A/P Karalasingam.

      Cite as: Cheng Hoon Chew, Yan Yee Yip, Jiveswara Vijiakumar, Norzaihan binti Hassan, Muniswaran Ganeshan, Noel Thomas Ross, Kah Chuan Lim, Benedict Lim Heng Sim, Anusha Shunmugarajoo, Kalaiarasu M. Peariasamy (2021) REAL ISSUES FOR COVID-19 VACCINE IMMUNIZATION & PREGNANCY, BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Institute for Clinical Research, NIH MY.

      DOI: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5012933

      Table of Contents

      Foreword

      Lessons Learnt From Phase I Roll Out of COVID-19 Vaccines by Dr. Norzaihan binti Hassan

      Introduction

      Planning for Phase I

      Preparation: Manpower

      Preparation: Training

      Preparation: Equipment

      Checklist For Vaccine Recipients

      Client Flow Chart

      Set Up Mass Vaccination

      Manpower: Mobilization of Staff

      Logistic

      Briefing

      Collaboration

      Technology

      Line Listing

      Management of Immediate Side Effects

      Returns: Doses of COVID-19 vaccine used should tally with MyVAS

      Outcome from the 1st Cohort

      Challenges and How To Overcome

      The Way Forward

      Summary

      Reference

      COVID-19 Vaccination In Pregnancy And Breastfeeding by Dr. Muniswaran Ganeshan

      Overview

      Implications of COVID-19 in Pregnancy (Pregnancy and Infections)

      Earlier Studies...

      Current evidence from a few large studies and meta-analysis

      All about the COVID-19 (Sars-CoV-2) Strains

      Importance of Vaccinating Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers

      Who are the high-risk pregnant mothers?

      Counselling and Shared Decision Making

      Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers

      Fertility treatment group

      List of FAQ

      Take Home Message

      Reference

      Updates on vaccination in pregnancy and breastfeeding

      Q&A SESSION

      Closing Remarks

      The Panellists

      Moderator

      Speakers

      About the Publisher

      Foreword

      Coronavirus can make anyone seriously ill. The most vulnerable people to get Covid-19 are the healthcare professionals and pregnant mothers. Recently published research in BMJ suggests that pregnant women are less likely to experience symptoms but if they develop severe disease, they are more likely to be admitted to the intensive care or will require ventilation as compared to non-pregnant women. Vaccine has been proven to significantly reduce hospitalizations, complications and deaths.

      This book contained a lightly edited transcript from the live webinar series on COVID-19 vaccine: COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy & Lessons Learnt From Phase 1 Roll-Out of Vaccines on 5th of May 2021. The panellists for this webinar were Dr. Muniswaran Ganeshan, a Maternal Fetal Medicine Consultant, Dr. Norzaihan binti Hassan, a Family Medicine Consultant and Datuk Dr. Noel Thomas Ross the Head of Acute Medicine

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