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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

Leading OB-GYN group breaks from CDC on maternal vaccination schedule

pregnant woman in medical gown sits on a hospital bed while holding her stomach
Vaccines in pregnancy provide ‘critical protection’, said Margot Savoy, chief medical officer at AAFP. Photograph: Halfpoint Images/Getty Images

The leading professional organization for obstetricians and gynecologists in the US has launched its first maternal vaccination schedule and diverged for the first time from federal recommendations.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has long recommended giving the shots during pregnancy, but this is the first time it is releasing them as an official schedule.

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