Pregnant women are being urged to get their free flu vaccination as the winter weather begins to bite. Community paediatrician Dr Belinda Coulter said pregnant women and their babies can suffer serious consequences as a result of the influenza. Unvaccinated pregnant women are at higher risk from the flu, even when they are fit and healthy. The World Health Organisation recommends flu vaccination of pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy and says that pregnant women are given the highest priority to receive the vaccine. Pregnant women can receive these two vaccines free through their GP or antenatal care.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 03, 2017 03:44 UTC