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    Large numbers of pregnant women not getting key vaccines, CDC says

    by Helen Branswell Oct 08, 2019 2 minutes
    Source: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    A significant percentage of pregnant women are not getting a pair of critically important vaccines despite persistent efforts by public health officials to encourage immunizations, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    An online survey conducted last spring showed that just over half of pregnant women had received flu and pertussis-containing vaccines during their

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