Women, Caregiving, and COVID-19 | CDC Women's Health

Women, Caregiving, and COVID-19 | CDC Women's Health

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Women, Caregiving, and COVID-19  CDC's Office of Women's Health releases guidance for women and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

CDC MMWR Characteristics of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy — Eight States, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2017  Overall, 9.8% of women in eight states reported marijuana use before pregnancy, 4.2% during pregnancy, and 5.5% after pregnancy. The most frequently reported reasons for marijuana use during pregnancy were to relieve stress or anxiety, nausea or vomiting, and pain. 

CDC PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS: "Reducing Polysubstance Use in Pregnancy " Now On Demand Research suggests that polysubstance use (using more than one substance at a time) during pregnancy is common. This session of Public Health Grand Rounds is available for free Continuing Education credit. .

Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use?  FDA testing has determined that some hand sanitizers carry toxic ingredients. Before you buy hand sanitizer or use hand sanitizer you have at home, check the FDA’s do-not-use list.  

Help Find a Vaccine for COVID-19  If you, or anyone you know, is interested volunteering for a vaccine clinical trial, please visit coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org.  

Public Comment Opportunities: Discussion Draft of the Preliminary Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will invite public comment on the Discussion Draft of the Preliminary Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine, part of a study commissioned by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The public comment period will be open for 4 days, from 12:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 1, until 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, September 4.