Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy protect newborns from infection

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Nicole Fahey of Altadena, six months pregnant, receives a Pfizer vaccination booster from RN Veronique (cq) Vida (cq) at Eugene A. Obregon Park on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 in Los Angeles , California.  Los Angeles County, including Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health, and Norma Edith Garc?a-Gonz?lez, Director of Parks and Recreation, will host a media event to launch COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11 in Los Angeles County.  The COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech is offered to be given in two doses of 10 micrograms (mcg) given 21 days apart.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Getting the covid-19 vaccine during pregnancy can reduce your newborn’s risk of infection

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Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy helps protect infants against infection in their first six months of life, but it may be less effective against newer variants of covid-19.

Usséni Zerbo at Kaiser Permanente in California and colleagues examined the effectiveness of vaccination during pregnancy against covid-19 in 30,311 infants born between December 15, 2020 and May 31, 2022 at 20 northern California health centers. Of the infants, 19,418 had unvaccinated mothers, 9,755 had mothers who…

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