What should I know about COVID-19 vaccines if I’m pregnant? AP Illustration/Peter HamlinWhat should I know about COVID-19 vaccines if I’m pregnant?, when risks for severe illness and death from the virus are higher than usual.
The U.S. government’s emergency authorization for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines being rolled out for priority groups doesn’t list pregnancy as a reason to withhold the shots.But the OB-GYN group says women should consult their doctors, since COVID-19 vaccines have not yet been tested in pregnant women. Evidence about safety and effectiveness is reassuring from studies that inadvertently included some women who didn’t know they were pregnant when they enrolled.
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