Pregnant women with Covid-19 may experience preterm birth and be more likely to suffer severe illness from the virus than non-pregnant women.
It recommends Covid-19 vaccines be taken by everyone aged five years and older, including women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant, or who may become pregnant in the future.
“Pregnant women should also get vaccinated against whooping cough and influenza during each pregnancy to help protect themselves and their baby,” said the CDC.said that pregnant women do not seem to be at higher risk of getting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. “Covid-19 during pregnancy has also been associated with an increased likelihood of preterm birth,” said WHO.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Joni Mitchell boycotts Spotify over Covid-19 'lies' | ChannelSinger Joni Mitchell said she was pulling her music from Spotify over 'lies' on the streaming service about Covid-19, just days after fellow musical titan Neil Young did the same.
Read more »
Covid-19 update: 2,226 new cases as vaccine count edges closer to 30 millionThe majority of the new Covid-19 cases came from Gauteng (756), followed by Western Cape (351) and Mpumalanga (276).
Read more »
China punishes cold-chain managers for 'obstructing' Covid-19 preventionInvestigations into China's cold-chain sector have led to several managers, officials and business owners being punished for failing to meet Covid-19 prevention standards, the country's corruption watchdog said in a notice.
Read more »
Taiwan tries hand at Covid-19 diplomacy again with Somaliland vaccine giftTaiwan has donated millions of face masks and other goods around the world in what the government has called the “Taiwan can help, Taiwan is helping” programme to show the island is a responsible member of the international community, despite being locked out of most global bodies because of China's objections.
Read more »