Getting vaccinated against covid-19 during pregnancy can reduce the risk of infection in the newborn
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Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy helps protect infants from infection up to 6 months of age, but may be less effective against new covid-19 variants.
Ousseny Zerbo of Kaiser Permanente, California, et al. studied 30,311 infants born between December 15, 2020 and May 31, 2022 at 20 health centers in Northern California. We investigated the effectiveness of vaccination against covid-19. Of infants, 19,418 mothers were unvaccinated and 9,755 mothers…
