Flu and pertussis vaccination in pregnancy low risk: GP data
Safety surveillance suggests few problems are reported, even with concomitant administration
Pregnant women who receive flu or pertussis vaccines are at low risk of adverse events, according to three years of data from the surveillance program SmartVax.
Uptake of seasonal influenza vaccine and dTpa among pregnant women is “suboptimal” despite funding through National Immunisation Program (NIP), Australian researchers say.
“Women who choose not to be vaccinated during pregnancy often cite concerns about vaccine safety for themselves or their baby,” they write in the journal Vaccine.
The researchers, led by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance in Sydney, say safety data from randomised controlled trials are scarce, partly because pregnant woman are usually excluded.
