What's the Best Timing for COVID Shots in Pregnancy?

THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Getting a COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy can help protect both mother and baby.

But does it matter which vaccine or at what stage of pregnancy a woman receives her shots? New research suggests it does, and that getting immunized earlier in pregnancy may be better.

In their study, investigators focused on maternal immune responses to the vaccine and the transfer of COVID antibodies to the fetus through the placenta.