Effectiveness of 2023-2024 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in pregnant women Journal Article uri icon
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abstract
  • Pregnant women are at higher risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared with nonpregnant women of reproductive age. During 2023-2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended COVID-19 vaccination for everyone aged 6 months or older, including pregnant women. Using a test-negative design, we assessed the effectiveness of 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines against COVID-19-associated emergency department (ED) and urgent care setting encounters among pregnant women aged 18-45 years presenting for care with COVID-19 symptoms from September 2023 to August 2024. Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19-associated ED and urgent care encounters of one 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine dose was 58% (95% CI, 24-77%) among pregnant women and 37% (95% CI, 29-44%) among nonpregnant women of the same age. The 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines were associated with a decrease in COVID-19-associated ED and urgent care encounters among pregnant women and nonpregnant women of reproductive age.

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    publication date
  • 2026
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    Research
    keywords
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Pregnancy
  • Prevention
  • Additional Document Info
    volume
  • 147
  • issue
  • 4