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When should I get vaccinated?

The whooping cough vaccine (Boostrix-IPV) is recommended to be given from 16 weeks up to 32 weeks of pregnancy. This gives your baby the best chance of being protected from birth as you will have transferred your antibodies to them before they are born. The whooping cough vaccine is recommended every time you’re pregnant, even if you have had the vaccine before.

You can have the flu vaccine at any time during your pregnancy. The flu vaccine is recommended every time you’re pregnant, even if you have had the vaccine before. Getting vaccinated each flu season protects you against new strains of the virus and reduces the risk of spreading flu to your baby.

It's important that pregnant women get all the recommended doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible. The vaccine can be given at any stage during pregnancy. Reports from around the world show Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy.