The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that all pregnant women be vaccinated against coronavirus.
CDC Director Rochelle Wallensky said in a statement that "the highly contagious delta mutation is creating a serious situation among unvaccinated pregnant women," the Associated Press reported.
According to CDC data, pregnant women are more likely than the general population to become seriously ill when infected with the coronavirus, and are particularly at increased risk of miscarriage and stillbirth.
Currently, only 23% of pregnant women in the United States have had one or more vaccinations.
The CDC also recommends vaccination not only for pregnant women, but also for women who have given birth or who are planning to become pregnant.
The CDC emphasizes that the coronavirus vaccine is safe for pregnant women.
A study of 2,500 women under 20 weeks of pregnancy who had received one or more doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines did not show that vaccination did not increase the risk of miscarriage or stillbirth.