Thursday, December 26, 2024

COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women protects babies from hospitalization

COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women

According to A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women protects their babies from being hospitalized by up to 61 percent.

This was announced by obstetrician and CDC researcher Dana Meaney-Delman, who, in a session with the media, detailed that babies under six months of age, whose mothers were vaccinated, were 61 percent less likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19.

He further explained that 84 percent of babies hospitalized for this disease were born to people who were not vaccinated during pregnancy, while 88 percent of those who entered intensive care units due to the virus were born to mothers who were not vaccinated before or during pregnancy. 

He also stated that the