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The COVID-19 vaccine shows no link to pre-term births, a new CDC study concludes

The study of more than 40,000 pregnancies found that vaccination status had practically no impact on whether a child was born prematurely or smaller or less developed than expected.

As many as two-thirds of pregnant women remain unvaccinated — many out of concern that the vaccine is not safe.

In September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged those expecting a child to get a vaccine because COVID-19

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