| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an urgent recommendation Wednesday for pregnant women and those who have recently given birth to get vaccinated against coronavirus.
Women trying or planning to become pregnant and those who are breastfeeding should also be vaccinated — but only 31% of pregnant people have been vaccinated, the CDC said. The result: Thousands of pregnant women in the hospital and more than 160 dead.
“CDC strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccination either before or during pregnancy because the benefits of vaccination outweigh known or potential risks,” the agency said in a health alert.
“As of Sept. 27, 2021, more than 125,000 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in pregnant people, including more than 22,000 hospitalized cases and 161 deaths,” it added.
The risk is not just to the mother. COVID-19 in pregnancy can cause preterm birth or babies born so sick they have to go straight to the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU. “Other adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as stillbirth, have been reported,” the CDC said.
On Tuesday, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said at a White House COVID-19 briefing that studies show COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women. Pregnant women are also urged to get flu shots.
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