Effectiveness of Maternal Vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy Against COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization in Infants Aged <6 Months — 17 States, July 2021–January 2022

Bria Coates, M.D., was awarded the COVID-19 Respiratory Virus Research Award as a part of the American Lung Association’s COVID-19 Action Initiative. In January, she contributed to research reported on by the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), which provides evidence that pregnant women who were vaccinated for COVID-19 reduces the risk of infants being hospitalized from COVID-19 by 60%.