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Pregnant mothers plan and envision their child’s first months of life in detail, from buying adorable tiny socks to researching the best strollers. But health care officials are urging more mothers to consider a move that could help keep their babies from being hospitalized during early infancy: getting a COVID vaccine while pregnant.

Most babies who are hospitalized for COVID-19 have mothers who were not vaccinated, a new CDC report says. The worrying data shows that infants are the second-most hospitalized age group for COVID, after people ages 75 and older. Infants less than 6 months old had COVID hospitalization rates that were comparable to people ages 65 to 74 years old.

Babies must be at least 6 months old to get a COVID vaccine, but protection can be passed to babies from vaccinated mothers during pregnancy. Head over to WebMD to read the full story.