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“This choice does not just affect me.” Attitudes of pregnant women toward COVID-19 vaccines: a mixed-methods study

Sarah Geoghegana School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland;b Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin & Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland;c Children’s Health Ireland, Dublin, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Laura C. Stephensd Department of Medicine, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, IrelandView further author information
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Kristen A. Feemsterb Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin & Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland;e Global Medical and Scientific Affairs, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc, Upper Gwynedd, PA, USAView further author information
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Richard J. Drewf Clinical Innovation Unit, The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9797-3797View further author information
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Maeve Eogang Division of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, IrelandView further author information
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Karina M. Butlera School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland;c Children’s Health Ireland, Dublin, IrelandView further author information
Article: 1924018 | Received 08 Mar 2021, Accepted 25 Apr 2021, Published online: 19 May 2021

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