Vaccination of H1N1 flu is safe for pregnant women

A recent US government review of health risks after vaccination shows that the H1N1 flu shot is safe for pregnant women.

In the shackles season 2009 - 2010, there are millions of pregnant women who received the H1N1 flu shot, but less than 300 complications may be related to the reported vaccine. Researchers estimate that only 1 in 118 pregnant women get side effects.

Dr. Pedro Moro of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said these results supported the official recommendation that pregnant women should get seasonal flu vaccines, including H1N1 flu, in the coming flu season.

Compared to women of the same age who are not pregnant, pregnant women are more likely to become seriously ill and hospitalized for influenza infection.

According to data from the Vaccine Side Effects Reporting System (VAERS), there are no abnormal complications in pregnant women, vaccinated for the past 20 years.

VAERS is a vaccine safety monitoring system operated by the federal government, which allows anyone - including doctors, makers of vaccines, vaccine recipients - to report emerging health problems. born after vaccination.