Biden admin urges pregnant women to get vaxxed, but safety will not be known until 2025
District of Columbia | September 1, 2021
Pregnant or breastfeeding women in the military will therefore qualify for an exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a move at odds with the Biden administration’s messaging campaign to inoculate all Americans ages 12 and older. Military guidelines exempt pregnant or breastfeeding troops from every vaccine requirement, except for the flu and tetanus shots. The Pfizer vaccine will not be added to the list, according to a Pentagon spokeswoman, which would allow servicewomen to opt out of the COVID-19 mandate upon request. The policy stems from the fact that federal regulators have yet to complete studies into the Pfizer vaccine’s efficacy and safety for lactating and pregnant women. Pfizer has until 2025 to return results of the study to the agency…. (Excerpts from Washington Free Beacon)