'I'm just thankful to be alive': healthcare officials urge pregnant people to get COVID-19 vaccine - Port Huron Times Herald

Lensmeyer said the vaccine greatly reduces the risk of contracting and transmitting COVID-19.

Lensmeyer said the vaccine is especially important for pregnant people because pregnancy is considered an immunocompromised state.

Pregnant people are more likely to experience serious illness or death if they contract COVID-19 than a non-pregnant person, he said.

Lensmeyer said there is data to suggest a pregnant person who contracts COVID-19 can pass it to their fetus, however, it is unclear what effect this could have on the fetus. .

Pregnant people who contract COVID-19 are also at an increased risk of pre-term birth and might be at an increased risk for other adverse birth outcomes, St.

Centers for Disease Control report found a greater prevalence of stillbirths among people who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant, with the risk becoming greater after the Delta variant developed.