Vaccination Hesitancy Increasing Among Pregnant Women

More pregnant women in the US were hesitant to receive common vaccinations in 2022 to 2023 compared with 2021 to 2022, researchers reported in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Women who reported being “very hesitant” to receive the influenza vaccine increased from 17% to 25% during that period, while hesitancy to receive the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine rose from 15% to 20%, according to survey data from 1814 pregnant women aged 18 to 49 ye ars.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research