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Getting a COVID Vaccine while Pregnant Slashes Risk of Premature Birth, Major New Study Finds


Pregnant people who receive a COVID vaccine are 60 percent less likely to experience severe disease and around 30 percent less likely to give birth prematurely, according to new research

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