The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending « urgent action » for « people who are pregnant » to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
« I strongly encourage …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending « urgent action » for « people who are pregnant » to be vaccinated for COVID-19. « I strongly encourage those who are pregnant or considering pregnancy to talk with their health care provider about the protective benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine to keep their babies and themselves safe, » CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in a statement. The CDC said Wednesday that « people who are pregnant, recently pregnant… who are trying to become pregnant now, or who might become pregnant in the future » should be vaccinated, arguing 125,000 COVID-19 cases reported among pregnant women have resulted in 22,000 hospitalizations and 161 deaths. The agency also contends current data show vaccines don’t increase the risk of miscarriages or birth defects and have no negative impacts on fertility.
