Vacunas contra el COVID-19

CDC Recommendations for People who are Pregnant

COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all people 12 years and older, including people who are pregnant.  If you are pregnant, you might want to have a conversation with your healthcare provider about COVID-19 vaccination. Si bien dicha consulta puede resultarle útil, no es un requisito que deba cumplir antes de la vacunación. You can receive a COVID-19 vaccine without any additional documentation from your healthcare provider.

CDC recommendations align with those from professional medical organizations serving people who are pregnant, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologistsícono de sitio externo y de los Society for Maternal Fetal Medicineícono de pdfícono de sitio externo.

If you got pregnant after receiving your first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine that requires two doses (i.e., Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine), you should get your second shot to get as much protection as possible. If you experience fever following vaccination, you should take acetaminophen (Tylenol^®) because fever—for any reason—has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.

CDC Recommendations for People who are Breastfeeding

COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all people 12 years and older, including people who are breastfeeding. Clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccines currently used in the United States did not include people who are breastfeeding. Because the vaccines have not been studied in people who are breastfeeding, there are limited data available on the:

• Safety of COVID-19 vaccines in people who are breastfeeding
• Los efectos de la vacunación en bebés alimentados con leche materna
• Los efectos sobre la producción o excreción de leche

COVID-19 vaccines cannot cause infection in anyone, including the mother or the baby, and the vaccines are effective at preventing COVID-19 in people who are breastfeeding. Recent reports have shown that breastfeeding people who have received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have antibodies in their breastmilk, which could help protect their babies. More data are needed to determine what protection these antibodies may provide to the baby.^4-7

Siga las recomendaciones para prevenir la propagación del COVID-19 luego de la vacunación

After you are fully vaccinated, you may be able to participate in many of the activities that you did before the pandemic. Obtenga más información sobre lo que podrá hacer cuando haya recibido la vacuna completa.

Efectos secundarios de la vacuna

Pueden ocurrir efectos secundarios luego de recibir cualquiera de las vacunas disponibles contra el COVID-19, especialmente después de la segunda dosis en el caso de las vacunas que requieren dos dosis. Pregnant people have not reported different side effects from non-pregnant people after vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines). If you experience fever following vaccination you should take acetaminophen (Tylenol^®) because fever—for any reason—has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Conozca más en Qué esperar luego de recibir la vacuna contra el COVID-19.

Aunque con poca frecuencia, algunas personas han tenido reacciones alérgicas después de vacunarse contra el COVID-19. Hable con su proveedor de atención médica si tiene antecedentes de reacciones alérgicas a cualquier otra vacuna o tratamiento inyectable (vía intramuscular, intravenosa o subcutánea).

Algunas consideraciones clave sobre las que puede conversar con su proveedor de atención médica incluyen:

• Los riesgos desconocidos de presentar una reacción alérgica grave
• Los beneficios de la vacunación

Si presenta una reacción alérgica luego de vacunarse contra el COVID-19 durante el embarazo, puede recibir tratamiento.

Personas que desean tener un bebé

COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for everyone 12 years of age and older, including people who are trying to get pregnant now or might become pregnant in the future , as well as their partners.