STIKO with update of the COVID-19 vaccination recommendation for pregnant and breastfeeding women

14.09.2021 14:50

The STIKO makes a COVID-19 vaccination recommendation for previously unvaccinated pregnant and breastfeeding women - the draft resolution has gone through the required comment process, as the Robert Koch Institute reports.

After detailed consultation and assessment of the existing evidence, the STIKO now advocates in a new draft resolution for the COVID-19 vaccination of previously unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated pregnant women from the 2nd trimester of pregnancy as well as of unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated breastfeeding women with two doses of one

In addition, the STIKO expressly recommends vaccination against COVID-19 to all those of childbearing age who have not yet been vaccinated or have been incompletely vaccinated, so that there is very good protection against this disease before pregnancy occurs.

The recommendation is based on a systematic review of the data that has become available in recent weeks on the risk of severe COVID-19 courses during pregnancy as well as the effectiveness and safety of a COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant and breastfeeding women.

The draft resolution with the associated detailed scientific justification went into the required comment process with the federal states and the specialist groups involved. The STIKO's final recommendation for vaccination during pregnancy and breastfeeding women will appear promptly in the Epidemiological Bulletin after the conclusion of the opinion process and subsequent further consultation by the STIKO. Changes to the recommendation are therefore possible up to this point.