Video: Why expectant mothers choose to get COVID-19 vaccine

May 06, 2021 - 03:16 PM
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In this AHA  for Mother’s Day, part of AHA’s #MyWhy social media campaign, a pregnant health care worker explains why she chose to get vaccinated. 

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