Pregnant women are more likely to be hospitalized and even die from the flu than any other group in the U. S. – yet 65% haven’t been vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Kristina Adams Waldorf, a University of Washington Medicine obstetrician, stresses the importance of flu and whopping cough vaccines, especially since newborns are vulnerable to these viruses.
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