It said miscarriage rates after vaccination were similar to the expected rate.
"We want to increase that," Ellington said, noting that the agency was working on strategies to have obstetricians and gynecologists become vaccine providers."We want women to be protected. We're not seeing any safety signals and so the benefits of vaccination really do outweigh any potential or unknown risks."
Pregnancy increases the risk of severe illness from Covid-19, according to the CDC, and Covid-19 during pregnancy increases the risk for preterm birth. The CDC said it now recommends all people 12 years and older get vaccinated against Covid-19, including people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant or might become pregnant in the future.
"We are aware of the myths that have been spreading related to fertility. They are not based on any evidence. There's no science that backs that up," Ellington said."We hope this helps." The new guidance comes as cases and hospitalisations have surged across the country in the past month. Some hospitals in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi have run out of beds, and the outbreak is spreading beyond the epicenter in the US South to Oregon and Washington state.
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