SAN DIEGO — Pregnant patients who had more knowledge about COVID-19 and immunization were more likely to get vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, according to a study presented here.
However, researchers emphasized that it is also incumbent on providers to improve vaccine uptake and increase acceptance.
“When we began this project, the COVID-19 vaccine had recently been released and we predicted that at-risk populations such as pregnant persons would greatly benefit from vaccine uptake,” Eva Agasse, MPH, a senior case worker at the University of Miami in Florida at the time of the