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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
; 70(47): 1646-1648, 2021 Nov 26.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1534935
ABSTRACT
Pregnant and recently pregnant women are at increased risk for severe illness and death from COVID-19 compared with women who are not pregnant or were not recently pregnant (1,2). CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccination for women who are pregnant, recently pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or might become pregnant in the future.*, This report describes 15 COVID-19-associated deaths after infection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) during pregnancy in Mississippi during March 1, 2020-October 6, 2021.