76% of Pregnant Women Received a COVID-19 Vaccination

During the recent pandemic in the United States, leading public health officials noted a shift in the attitudes of pregnant and recently pregnant women towards vaccination.

As per an Original Investigation published by The JAMA OPEN Network today, during the first waves of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus outbreak, 76% of pregnant women received the COVID-19 vaccination.

Study participants were about 31 years of age and enrolled in the U.S. CDC's Vaccine Safety Datalink and were asked about their vaccination status. 

Response rates were 43.5% for wave 1 (652 of 1500 individuals sampled) and 39.5% for wave 2 (575 of 1456).

Overall, 76.8% (95% confidence interval, 71.5%- 82.2%) reported having received one or more COVID-19 vaccinations.

Spanish-speaking Hispanic respondents had the highest weighted proportion of respondents with one or more vaccinations.

Additionally, these women were asked if they agreed with the statement that 'COVID-19 vaccines are safe.'

These researchers wrote on April 9, 2024, that there is decreasing confidence in COVID-19 vaccine safety in diverse pregnant and recently pregnant insured populations, which is a public health concern.

This study was supported by the U.S. CDC, contract number 200-2012-53581-0011, and no industry conflicts of interest were highlighted.