The findings are just the latest to show benefits from COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
during pregnancy works to pass on protection against the virus to newborns during their most vulnerable early months of life, a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
Maternal vaccination was 54% effective against COVID-19 hospitalization in infants younger than 3 months old over the past season. Thursday in the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. They drew from data on hospitalizations from 26 pediatric hospitals around the country through May 2023.are currently approved in the U.S. for children ages 6 months and up, but not the youngest babies.
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