Vaccines Given During Pregnancy Cover a Newborn's First Months Before Any Infant Shots Begin

Vaccines Given During Pregnancy Cover a Newborn's First Months Before Any Infant Shots Begin

Antibodies transferred across the placenta protect newborns against pertussis, flu, and RSV during the weeks before infant vaccination can start.

Newborn ICU admissions drop 50% in first full year of RSV maternal vaccine programme

While around 60% of women giving birth every month are vaccinated, UKHSA warns many thousands of babies still at risk.