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COVID Risk for New and Expecting Mothers Raises Questions on Vaccination – CT Examiner
In the meantime, the American College of Gynecologists has said that the vaccine should be offered to both pregnant and lactating women.
A lack of clear data on how the COVID-19 vaccines can affect women who are expecting or nursing a baby leaves these women in a difficult position when deciding whether or not to get vaccinated.
Pregnant women are 5.4 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID than the general population, 1.5 times more likely to be admitted to the ICU, and 1.7 times more likely to be placed on a ventilator, according to a June 26, 2020 publication by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Christopher…
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