CDC now recommends pregnant people get vaccinated

The CDC is now urging that pregnant people get vaccinated against COVID, citing new safety data, according to updated recommendations released Wednesday.

The agency, citing an analysis of data in the v-safe pregnancy registry, concluded that the shots are safe for people who are pregnant or plan to be pregnant. According to the CDC, "scientists did not find an increased risk for miscarriage among people who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine before 20 weeks of pregnancy." The agency also said available safety data found no additional risk to people vaccinated later in pregnancy, or to their babies.  The agency's decision to strengthen its recommendations comes after months of ambiguous language that came short of formally advising pregnant people to get the shot due to a lack of safety data. The issue was magnified in late January when the CDC and World Health Organization appeared to differ in their guidance for pregnant people.