LANSING, MI— The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services continues to recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for everyone 6 months and older and during pregnancy.
Officials say the vaccine remains safe during pregnancy, and vaccination can protect children, women, and their infants after birth. Maternal vaccination during pregnancy can reduce the risk of COVID-19-related hospitalization for infants by more than half during the first 3 months of life.
Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that children under 6 months of age are at the highest risk for hospitalization, and that more than 40 percent of those hospitalized had no underlying conditions.
The MDHHS urges residents talk to their health care providers about getting vaccinated.
