The update is based on further research that found pregnant people can receive an mRNA vaccine with no increased risk to themselves or their babies.
A visual explainer on how vaccines work, including how they work with the body’s immune system and their use in preventing coronavirus.that it said strengthens its recommendation that pregnant people get vaccinated.
The data assessed nearly 2,500 pregnant women who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine before 20 weeks of pregnancy. While miscarriage typically occurs in about 11-16% of pregnancies, the study found miscarriage rates after receiving a vaccine were around 13%, or similar to the expected rate of miscarriage in the general population, the CDC said.
"The benefits of the vaccination strongly outweigh any potential or known risks of vaccination," Sascha Ellington, an epidemiologist and team lead for the Emergency Preparedness and Response team in CDC's Division of Reproductive Health, said in an interview with ABC News on Wednesday. But currently, the rate of vaccination among pregnant women is very low. Just 23% of pregnant women received one dose of a vaccine during pregnancy as of July 31, per CDCThat low vaccination rate, pared with the rapid spread of the delta variant, has led to an uptick in cases and hospitalizations for pregnant women, Ellington said.
"ACOG is recommending vaccination of pregnant individuals because we have evidence of the safe and effective use of the vaccine during pregnancy from many tens of thousands of reporting individuals, because we know that COVID-19 infection puts pregnant people at increased risk of severe complications, and because it is clear from the current vaccination rates that people need to feel confident in the safety and protective value of the COVID-19 vaccines," ACOG president Dr. J.
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