tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Hum Vaccin Immunother
. 2021 Feb 18;1-5.
doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1889934. Online ahead of print.
Vaccination of pregnant women against influenza: what is the optimal timing?
Helena C Maltezou[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alexandros Rodolakis[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Pregnant women and young infants are at increased risk for severe influenza and its complications. Influenza vaccination during pregnancy is increasingly implemented as a strategy aiming to protect the pregnant woman, the fetus and the young infant. In clinical practice, the achievement of satisfactory protection for the pregnant woman without compromising the protection of her infant during the first months of life remains a challenge. Determinants that are implicated in the optimal timing of influenza vaccination in pregnancy include influenza season, trimester of pregnancy, maternal host factors and infant factors. This article addresses influenza vaccination in pregnancy and presents recent published evidence on issues that affect the optimization of the timing of maternal vaccination.
Keywords: Influenza vaccination; effectiveness; infants; pregnant women.
. 2021 Feb 18;1-5.
doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1889934. Online ahead of print.
Vaccination of pregnant women against influenza: what is the optimal timing?
Helena C Maltezou[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alexandros Rodolakis[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33599569
- DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1889934
Abstract
Pregnant women and young infants are at increased risk for severe influenza and its complications. Influenza vaccination during pregnancy is increasingly implemented as a strategy aiming to protect the pregnant woman, the fetus and the young infant. In clinical practice, the achievement of satisfactory protection for the pregnant woman without compromising the protection of her infant during the first months of life remains a challenge. Determinants that are implicated in the optimal timing of influenza vaccination in pregnancy include influenza season, trimester of pregnancy, maternal host factors and infant factors. This article addresses influenza vaccination in pregnancy and presents recent published evidence on issues that affect the optimization of the timing of maternal vaccination.
Keywords: Influenza vaccination; effectiveness; infants; pregnant women.