Pregnant women who had been vaccinated up to and including 31 March could also report directly to UKTIS via their telephone line open pm Mon-Fri. Anyone who is pregnant and falls into these categories will be eligible to receive the booster vaccine.
The JCVI advises that the booster vaccine dose should be offered no earlier than six months after the second vaccine dose. We encourage all pregnant women eligible for the COVID booster vaccination to have it when they are offered as it provides the best protection against the virus for you and your baby. This is because the majority of pregnant women will have received their second COVID vaccine during the summer months and six months has not passed since they had it.
The JCVI wishes to gather more information about when a booster dose might be needed for younger healthy people, including pregnant women. In general, younger, healthy individuals may be expected to generate stronger vaccine-induced immune responses from primary course vaccination compared to older individuals.
Pending further evidence otherwise, booster doses in this population may not be required in the near term. JCVI will review data as they emerge and consider further advice at the appropriate time on booster vaccinations in younger adult age groups, children aged 12 to16 years with underlying health conditions, and women who are pregnant. Only people who are currently working in the health and social care sector are eligible for the COVID booster vaccination.
You can have the COVID vaccine or booster at the same time as other vaccines such as the flu jab or the whooping cough vaccine. Sometimes it will not be possible to have the vaccines together for logistical reasons.
The JCVI is advising the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines are given for the booster dose, irrespective of the vaccine used for the initial two doses. The advice still stands from the JCVI that pregnant women who received AstraZeneca for their first dose are advised to continue with AstraZeneca for their second dose.
This is because the second dose is important for longer lasting protection against COVID, and there is less evidence around mixing types of vaccine for the first and second doses. If you are unsure about receiving the second dose of AstraZeneca, you should arrange to speak to an obstetrician or midwife or GP. COVID vaccines are recommended to breastfeeding women.
There is no plausible mechanism by which any vaccine ingredient could pass to your baby through breast milk. Getting vaccinated before pregnancy will help prevent COVID infection and its serious consequences. COVID vaccines are recommended to pregnant women. If you find out you are pregnant after you have had one dose of the vaccine between doses , you are advised to have your second dose 8 weeks after your first dose. We recommend that you complete the course of vaccination before giving birth, or before you enter the third trimester, when the risk of serious illness from COVID is greatest.
You can discuss these risks with a doctor or your midwife, and you may want to use the RCOG and RCM decision tool to assist you in deciding what to do next. The British Fertility Society recommends considering the timing of your vaccine, taking into account that some people may experience minor side effects in the few days after vaccination that you do not want to have during treatment.
It may be sensible to separate the date of vaccination by a few days from some treatment procedures for example egg collection and embryo transfer in IVF so that any symptoms, such as fever, might be attributed correctly to the vaccine or the treatment procedure.
Your medical team will be able to advise you about the best time for your situation. If you have the vaccine at this time, you will help to protect yourself and your baby from the effects of COVID infection in pregnancy. A minority of women going through IVF receive immune suppressant therapy.
However, the vaccine may provide less protection as these treatments may reduce the level of anti-COVID antibodies produced by the body in response to the vaccine. You should discuss the pros and cons of these approaches with your fertility specialist. Animal studies of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines showed that administering these vaccines in rats had no effect on fertility. Evidence has not been presented that women who have been vaccinated have gone on to have fertility problems. Likewise, the theory that immunity to the spike protein could lead to fertility problems is not supported by evidence.
As more evidence becomes available on the safety of each vaccine from following up people for longer , we will update our advice. If you receive a dose of the vaccine before finding out you are pregnant, or unintentionally while you are pregnant, you should be reassured that the vaccine is safe and effective at any stage of pregnancy. Second doses are given 8 after the first dose and we recommend that you complete the course of vaccination before giving birth, or before you enter the third trimester, when the risk of serious illness from COVID is greatest.
Pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding are already routinely and safely offered vaccines in pregnancy, for example to protect against influenza and whooping cough. Many of these vaccines also protect their babies from infection.
However, specific evidence regarding the safety of the COVID vaccination in pregnancy is not yet available. Like all medicines, vaccines can cause side effects. These are usually mild and do not last long. Very common side effects in the first day or two after your vaccine include: pain or tenderness in your arm where you had your injection, feeling tired and headaches, aches and chills.
You may also have flu like symptoms and experiences episodes of shivering or shaking for a day or two. If you develop a fever your temperature is 38C or above you can rest and take paracetamol, which is safe in pregnancy.
You can report any suspected side effects through the Yellow Card scheme, which allows the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency MHRA to monitor side effects and ensure vaccines are safe. If you are concerned about your symptoms, you can contact your GP or maternity team for further advice.
Vaccination has been a hot topic in recent years with passionate advocates on both sides. This makes it really easy to find conflicting information and oftentimes leads to even more questions than any real answers.
The short answer to whether vaccines are safe during pregnancy and while breastfeeding is yes. The majority of live viruses in vaccines have been shown to not transfer into human milk and do not pose a risk for mothers who are breastfeeding or for their infants. This means that most vaccines are not hazardous for nursing mothers or their infants. In fact, there is evidence that breastfed babies sometimes even respond better to immunizations than babies on formula.
We strongly recommend speaking to your healthcare provider about any questions or concerns during your pregnancy and breastfeeding experience. You can also refer to the U. In fact, the CDC has developed a helpful chart that lists each vaccine and whether they recommend any precautions taken for each while breastfeeding. We have shared some of the more common vaccines below, as well as any CDC-recommended precautions to take:. No data available, though the CDC says this vaccine is commonly given to nursing mothers without negative effects on their breastfed infants.
Should not be administered to nursing women. Although live viruses in vaccines can replicate in the mother, the majority of live viruses in vaccines have been demonstrated not to be excreted in human milk.
Inactivated, recombinant, subunit, polysaccharide, and conjugate vaccines, as well as toxoids, pose no risk for mothers who are breastfeeding or for their infants.
Breastfeeding is a contraindication for smallpox vaccination of the mother because of the theoretical risk for contact transmission from mother to infant.
Two serious adverse events have been reported in exclusively breastfed infants whose mothers were vaccinated with Yellow Fever vaccine. Until more information is available, Yellow Fever vaccine should be avoided in breastfeeding women. However, when travel of nursing mothers to a Yellow Fever endemic area cannot be avoided or postponed, these women should be vaccinated. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link.
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