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When should I get vaccinated?

The whooping cough vaccine (Boostrix-IPV) is very safe and is recommended from 16 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 stage of your pregnancy. The flu vaccine is available between September and March, and 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.

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