Mississippi health officials warn some pregnant women have been denied COVID vaccine despite ongoing surge.
Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, a pediatrician from Columbia University, urges pregnant women to get the COVID vaccine to “protect yourself, your baby, and your pregnancy.”Despite the persistent pleas by public health officials to get vaccinated as coronavirus infections continue to surge, a staggeringly low number of pregnant people have been vaccinated against the virus nationwide.
Owens, alongside other state health officials, reported this week that not all of their patients had been vaccine-hesitant, but instead were turned down after disclosing that they were expecting. "There are NICUs all over this country that are filling up with babies who will not get to know their moms, and that's devastating. There are families who are losing their matriarchs, and then, there are women who have been infected by this virus who won't ever be the same," Owens said.
Earlier in the pandemic, pregnant women at UMMC were not becoming as severely ill with COVID-19, but following the, Owens said, it became evident patients were becoming severely ill and deteriorating more quickly. Pregnant people are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 when compared to non-pregnant people, according to the CDC. In addition, they are also at increased risk for preterm birth and other poor pregnancy outcomes.
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