In this episode of Viral Facts, Dr. Seema Yasmin answers common questions around the COVID-19 vaccines and safety for pregnant individuals and children. Dr. Yasmin explains the protective benefits of the vaccine for mothers and babies, risks of COVID-19 during pregnancy, why the benefits of vaccination for pregnant people outweigh the risks, and studies on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for kids.
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Dr. Seema Yasmin is an Emmy-award winning journalist, medical doctor and author of four books. She trained in medicine at the University of Cambridge and in journalism at the University of Toronto. Dr. Yasmin is director of the Stanford Health Communication Initiative. She served as an officer in the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is a medical analyst for CNN.
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