About 3 in 4 pregnant women in US unvaccinated against COVID-19
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Most pregnant women in the U.S. have yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
"Vaccination among pregnant people remains low," the health agency wrote in part in the COVID Data Tracker weekly update on Aug. 20. "This low uptake persists despite recent increases in COVID-19 cases in pregnant people." The CDC on Aug. 11 strengthened a recommendation for use of COVID-19 vaccines among pregnant women, after a new study indicated no heightened risk of miscarriage among women who received the shot during early pregnancy. The analysis stemmed from additional safety data on 2,456 women who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine before 20 weeks of pregnancy, with results indicating an approximate 13% miscarriage rate, within the expected rate of about 11% to 16% in the general population.More Related News