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Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? Will it protect against asymptomatic infections and mutated viruses? An immunologist answers 3 questions

  • Written by William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? Will it protect against asymptomatic infections and mutated viruses? An immunologist answers 3 questionsI am a physician, and I just got my first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.William Petri, CC BY-SA

This week I was vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer mRNA vaccine, which brought to mind some frequently asked questions about the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

I am a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Virginia, where I...

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