Loryn Competti was watching the news with her husband at their home in Cincinnati when she heard about the new federal policy about who should get a COVID vaccine.

"I started crying," says Competti. "I was like, 'Am I really not going to be able to get this vaccine? Why? Why?' That's absolutely terrifying."

Competti, 30, is about five months pregnant, which means she's at high risk for serious complications from COVID. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped its recommendation that healthy pregnant women routinely get vaccinated against the virus.

That means many insurance companies may not pay for the shots for them anymore.

"I don't want to get COVID while I'm pregnant," Competti says. "I don't want it to hurt my child. I don't want to have a premature birt

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