CDC: Data support safety of COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy

Jan 04, 2022 - 03:11 PM
A clinician delivers a flu vaccine into a female patient's right arm.

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was not associated with greater risk of preterm or small-for-gestational-age birth in a study comparing over 10,000 women who received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy with more than 36,000 women who did not, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today. 
 
“These data add to the evidence supporting the safety of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy,” the authors said, noting that previous studies of maternal COVID-19 vaccination and birth outcomes have been limited by small sample size or lack of an unvaccinated comparison group. 
 
CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccination for women who are pregnant, recently pregnant or might become pregnant to reduce the risk for severe COVID-19-associated illness. 
 

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