CDC says vaccinating pregnant women is ‘more urgent than ever’

Hospitals are seeing an increase in pregnant women with COVID-19 in recent weeks.

Now health officials are doubling-down on efforts to educate expecting mothers about the benefits of getting vaccinated.

Dr. Jill Hechtman, an obstetrician & gynecologist, joins Gayle Guyardo on Bloom to talk about what women who are pregnant or thinking about conceiving need to know about the vaccination.

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