Originally published by our sister publication, Infectious Disease Special Edition
By Marie Rosenthal, MS
Pregnant women may be at greater risk for severe illness if they contract COVID-19 than women who are not pregnant, according to a presentation at ECCMID 2022, European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (oral abstract L0401).
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The findings appear to be independent of key risk factors including age, underlying