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17 December 2021updated 04 Oct 2023 10:33am

The crisis in Covid vaccine messaging is leaving pregnant women unprotected from Omicron

Vaccines don’t increase the risk of miscarriage, preterm birth or stillbirth – they reduce them, by protecting women from Covid-19.

By Saloni Dattani

With the surge of the Omicron variant in the United Kingdom, it is vital that we reinforce our efforts to protect the most vulnerable. But there is a group that remains particularly exposed to the threat of disease.

Pregnant women, who are at a much greater risk of serious illness and pregnancy loss from Covid-19, are one of the least vaccinated groups in the country – despite an overwhelming amount of evidence that the vaccines are effective and safe for them.

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