This is because they've been more widely used during pregnancy in other countries and have not caused any safety issues. When you're offered a vaccine, speak to your GP surgery to arrange an appointment. When you're pregnant, it's best to avoid visiting countries or areas where travel vaccinations are required.
TravelHealthPro has information and advice about travel vaccinations for different countries. It may not always be possible to avoid areas that require vaccinations when you're pregnant. If this is the case, talk to a midwife or GP, who can tell you about the risks and benefits of any vaccinations you might need.
If there's a high risk of infection in the area you are travelling to, it's often safer to have a vaccine rather than travel unprotected as most diseases will be more harmful to your baby than a vaccine. For example, yellow fever is a virus spread by mosquitoes. Most people who get severe yellow fever die from it. The yellow fever vaccine is a live vaccine, but it may be considered necessary to have the vaccination if you're travelling to areas where yellow fever is common because the risks of yellow fever are so high.
Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to malaria. This is a serious condition which, if severe, can be fatal for both a mother and her baby. Malaria mainly affects countries in:. You can get it at the same time as your whooping cough vaccine. Read more about vaccinations in pregnancy. If you were pregnant during last year's flu season and got the flu vaccine, you'll still need to get this season's flu vaccine. If you feel any of these side effects, take paracetamol and rest.
Paracetamol is safe to take during pregnancy. It will help you and your baby avoid a fever. Reactions are generally mild and serious side effects such as severe allergic reactions are very rare. Your GP or pharmacist is trained to deal with this. If you are unwell after the vaccine, talk to your GP. The influenza vaccine recommended for pregnant women contains proteins from 4 different types of influenza viruses representing the strains most likely to circulate each winter.
Inactivated influenza vaccines cannot give you influenza illness because they do not contain live virus. Influenza vaccine is free for pregnant women through the National Immunisation Program. The influenza vaccine can be given at any time during pregnancy.
However, protecting women during their second and third trimesters is a priority because this is the time when serious complications from influenza are more likely to occur. This year, due to the COVID pandemic it is advised to get the influenza vaccine as soon as it is available regardless of what trimester of pregnancy you are in.
If a pregnancy overlaps two influenza seasons and the woman has already received influenza vaccine in the prior season, she can also receive the current season vaccine later in pregnancy. Although COVID vaccine is not routinely recommended in pregnancy, you and your treating health professional may consider vaccination if the potential benefits outweigh any potential risks.
Read more about immunisation in pregnancy. Some people might have a headache, muscle aches, fever, and nausea or feel tired. If these symptoms occur, they usually begin soon after the vaccination and last days.
None of the common side effects endanger the baby. Sometimes, vaccinations can cause serious problems like severe allergic reactions. Life-threatening allergic reactions to vaccines are very rare, but be sure to tell the person giving the vaccine if you have any severe allergies or if you have ever had a severe allergic reaction following a vaccination. If you have ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction after a dose of any influenza vaccine, or if you have a severe allergy to any part of this vaccine, you should not get an influenza vaccine.
Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies. Signs of a severe allergic reaction can include hives, swelling of the face and throat, difficulty in breathing, a fast heartbeat, dizziness, and weakness. Is it safe for pregnant people and their developing babies to get a flu shot? Can flu vaccination result in miscarriage? What side effects have pregnant people experienced from flu shots? Can pregnant people with egg allergies get vaccinated?
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