STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Despite recent disagreements at the federal level, the nation’s health governing agencies and top local physicians continue to urge vaccination against coronavirus (COVID-19) for pregnant women.

Not doing so puts maternal health and the health of the unborn child at risk, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reversed an earlier decision by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The CDC continues to recommend the vaccine for all people who’ve discussed its benefits with health-care providers, including pregnant women.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists also strongly recommends vaccination for mothers, even postpartum and during lactation, as does the World Health Organization, NYC Health Department and the

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