Those of you who know me from the bird site know I've worked on equity-centered COVID vaccination outreach for pregnant and lactating ppl. COVID vaccines - like many others - #ProtectYouBoth. These vaccinations save lives and have a huge health equity impact.
Reposted from Julia Raifman, ScD
Vaccines are key to reducing #COVID risk, especially for pregnant people

“Pregnant women with COVID-19 consistently had a higher risk of death & pneumonia than nonpregnant women of similar age with COVID-19”

Adj. Relative risk of death: 1.68 (1.36–2.08)

Adj. RR of pneumonia: 1.97 (1.82–2.13)

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