Are COVID-19 vaccines recommended during pregnancy?

Yes. COVID-19 vaccination with a 2024–2025 Formula vaccine is recommended for all people age 6 months or older, including those who are pregnant or lactating. Pregnant people are at increased risk of severe complications and death from COVID-19 compared to non-pregnant people of the same age. Those who contract COVID-19 during pregnancy also have almost twice the risk of stillbirth compared to those who do not contract COVID-19 during pregnancy. Studies have shown that antibodies produced after COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy are transferred to the newborn, and COVID-19 vaccination of people who are pregnant reduces the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization in infants younger than 6 months. Pregnant people should receive any licensed or authorized updated 2024–2025 Formula COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, as licensed or authorized by FDA.

There is no recommendation from CDC for COVID-19 vaccination during every pregnancy; therefore, a person who is up to date on COVID-19 vaccination and becomes pregnant is not recommended to get an additional dose.

CDC, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) all recommend vaccination, when indicated, of pregnant people at any stage of pregnancy.

For more details about COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, visit CDC’s webpage, “COVID-19 Vaccines while Pregnant or Breastfeeding”: www.cdc.gov/covid/vaccines/pregnant-or-breastfeeding.html.