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Editor, Senior Moderator
Pregnant Women and Influenza Vaccination
Pregnant women are at increased risk for severe illness from influenza because of physiological changes during pregnancy (1-3). Infants younger than 6 months of age also are at high risk of severe illness from influenza, but they are too young to be vaccinated (4). The best way to protect pregnant women from influenza is for them be vaccinated every year (5-6). Vaccination for influenza obtained while a woman is pregnant has also been shown to prevent influenza infection and influenza-related hospitalizations in her infant up to 6 months of age (6-8). The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommend influenza vaccination for women who are or will be pregnant during influenza season, regardless of trimester (5,9). Prior to 2009, influenza vaccination levels among pregnant women were generally low (~15%) (5,9). During the 2009-10 influenza season, excess morbidity and hospitalization admission due to the influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 (pH1N1) pandemic virus were observed among pregnant women (10-12). Therefore, they were listed as an initial target group to receive pH1N1 influenza vaccination when supplies were limited. Besides the monovalent pH1N1 influenza vaccination, the usual inactivated trivalent seasonal influenza vaccination was also recommended for pregnant women during the 2009-10 influenza season (13). A previous study reported that influenza vaccination coverage among pregnant women increased substantially during the 2009-10 influenza season in response to the pH1N1 pandemic (14). This fact sheet summarizes overall and state-specific pH1N1 and seasonal vaccination coverage among pregnant women using data from states participating in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS).
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http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/prams-flu-vaccination.htm
Pregnant women are at increased risk for severe illness from influenza because of physiological changes during pregnancy (1-3). Infants younger than 6 months of age also are at high risk of severe illness from influenza, but they are too young to be vaccinated (4). The best way to protect pregnant women from influenza is for them be vaccinated every year (5-6). Vaccination for influenza obtained while a woman is pregnant has also been shown to prevent influenza infection and influenza-related hospitalizations in her infant up to 6 months of age (6-8). The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommend influenza vaccination for women who are or will be pregnant during influenza season, regardless of trimester (5,9). Prior to 2009, influenza vaccination levels among pregnant women were generally low (~15%) (5,9). During the 2009-10 influenza season, excess morbidity and hospitalization admission due to the influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 (pH1N1) pandemic virus were observed among pregnant women (10-12). Therefore, they were listed as an initial target group to receive pH1N1 influenza vaccination when supplies were limited. Besides the monovalent pH1N1 influenza vaccination, the usual inactivated trivalent seasonal influenza vaccination was also recommended for pregnant women during the 2009-10 influenza season (13). A previous study reported that influenza vaccination coverage among pregnant women increased substantially during the 2009-10 influenza season in response to the pH1N1 pandemic (14). This fact sheet summarizes overall and state-specific pH1N1 and seasonal vaccination coverage among pregnant women using data from states participating in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS).
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http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/prams-flu-vaccination.htm