The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has placed the COVID-19 vaccination back on its immunization schedule for pregnant women, months after it had been removed.
The CDC said on Oct. 7 that the COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women is recommended if women, after consulting with health care providers, decide to receive the shot.
Vaccination for COVID-19 is termed shared clinical decision-making, “with an emphasis that the risk-benefit of vaccination is most favorable for individuals who are at an increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease and lowest for individuals who are not at an increased risk, according to the CDC list of COVID-19 risk factors,” the CDC stated….