Yoav Yinon

Prof. Yoav Yinon

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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9 August 2021 in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Shiran Bookstein Peretz
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LNL Novick
L Novick
MNM Nachshol
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EGE Goffer
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Objectives: To determine the immunogenicity and reactogenicity of the Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) vaccine among pregnant women compared with non‐pregnant women, and to evaluate obstetric outcome following vaccination.Methods: This was an observational case–control study of pregnant women who were vaccinated with a two‐dose regimen of the BNT162b2 vaccine during gestation between January and February 2021 (study group) and age‐matched non‐pregnant women who received the vaccine during the same time period (control group). Participants received a digital questionnaire 1–4 weeks after the second dose and were asked to provide information regarding demographics, medication, medical history, history of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection, timing of COVID‐19 vaccine doses and side effects after each vaccine dose. A second digital questionnaire, regarding current pregnancy and delivery outcomes, was sent to patients in the study group after the calculated due date. All recruited women were offered a serology blood test for SARS‐CoV‐2 immunoglobulin G (IgG) following the second vaccination dose and SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG levels were compared between the two groups.Results: Of 539 pregnant women who were recruited after completion of the two‐dose regimen of the vaccine, 390 returned the digital questionnaire and were included in the study group and compared to 260 age‐matched non‐pregnant vaccinated women. The rates of rash, fever and severe fatigue following vaccination among pregnant women were comparable to those in non‐pregnant women. Myalgia, arthralgia and headache were significantly less common among pregnant women after each dose, local pain or swelling and axillary lymphadenopathy were significantly less common among pregnant women after the first and second doses, respectively, while paresthesia was significantly more common among the pregnant population after the second dose. Among pregnant women, there were no significant differences in the rates of side effects according to whether the vaccine was administered during the first, second or third trimester of pregnancy, except for local pain/swelling, which was significantly less common after the first dose when administered during the third trimester, and uterine contractions, which were significantly more common after the second dose when administered during the third trimester. The rates of obstetric complications, including uterine contractions (1.3% after the first dose and 6.4% after the second dose), vaginal bleeding (0.3% after the first dose and 1.5% after the second dose) and prelabor rupture of membranes (0% after the first dose and 0.8% after the second dose), were very low following vaccination. All serum samples in both groups were positive for SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG. However, pregnant women had significantly lower serum SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG levels compared to non‐pregnant women (signal‐to‐cut‐off ratio, 27.03 vs 34.35, respectively; P < 0.001). Among the 57 pregnant women who delivered during the study period and who completed the second questionnaire, median gestational age at delivery was 39.5 (interquartile range, 38.7–40.0) weeks, with no cases of preterm birth < 37 weeks, no cases of fetal or neonatal death and two (3.5%) cases of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit for respiratory support.Conclusions: The adverse‐effect profile and short‐term obstetric and neonatal outcomes among pregnant women who were vaccinated with the BNT162b2 vaccine at any stage of pregnancy do not indicate any safety concerns. The vaccine is effective in generating a humoral immune response in pregnant women, although SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG levels were lower than those observed in non‐pregnant vaccinated women. © 2021 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

20 September 2021 in American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM
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ONOmer Nir
Omer Nir
ASAnat Schwartz
Anat Schwartz
STShlomi Toussia-Cohen
Shlomi Toussia-Cohen
LLLeah Leibovitch
Leah Leibovitch
TSTzipi Strauss
Tzipi Strauss
Yoav YinonYoav Yinon
Yoav Yinon

4 November 2015 in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Yoav Yinon
EAEran Ashwal
Eran Ashwal
BWBoaz Weisz
Boaz Weisz
BCBenjamin Chayen
Benjamin Chayen
ESEyal Schiff
Eyal Schiff
SLShlomo Lipitz
Shlomo Lipitz

1 February 2015 in Placenta
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Yoav YinonYoav Yinon
Yoav Yinon
EME. Ben Meir
E. Ben Meir
LML. Margolis
L. Margolis
SLS. Lipitz
S. Lipitz
ESE. Schiff
E. Schiff
MSM.J. Simchen
M.J. Simchen

24 May 2013 in Prenatal Diagnosis
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Yoav YinonYoav Yinon
Yoav Yinon
EKE. Katorza
E. Katorza
DND. I. Nassie
D. I. Nassie
EBE. Ben‐Meir
E. Ben‐Meir
LGL. Gindes
L. Gindes
BWB. Weisz
B. Weisz

30 March 2022 in Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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LBLinoy Batsry
Linoy Batsry
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Yoav Yinon