Why the CDC Is Advising Pregnant People to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

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• The CDC is now advising people who are pregnant to get vaccinated against COVID-19, citing new data that the vaccines do not increase risk of miscarriage.
• The new guidance puts the CDC in line with other major medical groups, like the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, that have been advising people to get vaccinated if they’re pregnant.
• Pregnant people are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on the safety of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy.

The new guidance from the CDC now urges unvaccinated people who are expecting a child to get the vaccine.

“CDC encourages all pregnant people or people who are thinking about becoming pregnant and those breastfeeding to get vaccinated to protect themselves from COVID-19,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky in a statement.

“The vaccines are safe and effective, and it has never been more urgent to increase vaccinations as we face the highly transmissible Delta variant and see severe outcomes from COVID-19 among unvaccinated pregnant people,” Walensky added.