Answering your COVID questions: Is it safe to get a vaccine if I m expecting?
HCPH director says vaccine can benefit mother and child
Hamilton County Public Health medical director Dr. Steve Feagins said there s evidence that expectant mothers who receive a vaccine could pass along its protection to their child.
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Is it safe to get a COVID-19 vaccine shot if you re expecting? One WCPO viewer, a mom-to-be who asked not to be named, wonders if getting the vaccine could have an effect on her or her child s health.
We posed her question to Dr. Steve Feagins, the medical director of Hamilton County Public Health and chief clinical officer at Mercy Health. He says itâs absolutely safe to get a vaccine when youâre expecting, especially since the alternative is possibly contracting coronavirus while pregnant.