(NPR) Pregnant People Haven't Been Part Of Vaccine Trials. Should They Get The Vaccine?

Pregnant People Haven't Been Part Of Vaccine Trials. Should They Get The Vaccine?








Health care workers will be among the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine when they become available. But the vaccines have not been tested on pregnant people, raising questions about whether pregnant and lactating health care workers should get the shot.



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Pregnant People Haven't Been Part Of Vaccine Trials. Should They Get The Vaccine?






The CDC estimates 330,000 health care personnel could be pregnant or recently postpartum at the time of vaccine implementation.