Opinion: Two-thirds of pregnant women aren’t getting the flu vaccine. That needs to change
Pregnancy can be a vulnerable time for women. Not getting the flu vaccine can make it worse.
Rates of flu are skyrocketing in the U.S., with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracking high rates especially in the South, Midwest, Southwest, and West.
Lost in the flurry of news stories is the startling and in December that only about one-third of pregnant women are getting flu shots. A startling 64 percent of pregnant women had not been vaccinated against the flu, despite recommendations from the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American
