Vaccine safety Immunogenicity Transplacental transfer 1. Introduction Pregnant women are at high risk for influenza infection and influenza-related complications and, in most countries, are recommended to receive an inactivated vaccine. Although previously vaccination tended to be avoided during the first ...
born to both vaccinated mothers. The cytokine levels in both the serum and hippocampus changed to varying degrees. Furthermore, administration of the A(H1N1) vaccine blocked LPS-induced cognitive impairment in the progeny. Altogether, the results suggest that maternal influenza vaccination promotes neur...
A double-dose influenza vaccine regimen resulted in slightly greater immunogenicity among pregnant women with HIV than a single-dose regimen, although immunogenicity among women who received the double dose was still lower than historical data...
E IN PREGNANT WOMEN IMPROVING INFLUENZA VACCINE COVERAGE IN PREGNANT WOMENIMPROVING INFLUENZA VACCINE COVERAGE IN PREGNANT WOMENMelanie Mouzoon
“Thus far, the evidence suggests that rates are highest when pregnant women receive a recommendation for influenza vaccination from their antenatal care provider, who can then offer the vaccine in the same care setting,” the researchers wrote...
Despite increased risk of influenza-associated complications in pregnant people, influenza vaccination coverage has decreased in recent seasons as vaccine confidence has declined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) against influenza-associated ambulatory encounters ...
" stated Emily Patel, M.D. with Duke University. Dr. Patel is one of the researchers and the presenter of the study. "Future studies will lead to a better understanding of vaccine immunology and howpregnant womenrespond to antigen exposure through the course of their...
Influenza vaccination during pregnancy has been shown to be safe and highly effective and should be recommended for all pregnant women before the influenza season. Despite existing recommendations, the vaccine is underused in most countries. Obstacles to immunization include insufficient awareness of the ...
BACKGROUND: Infants aged <12 months are at high risk of hospitalization for influenza. Influenza vaccine is recommended for pregnant women and for most children; however, no vaccine is approved for infants aged <6 months. Effective approaches are needed to protect this vulnerable population. Vaccina...
pregnant women in Bangladesh. The participants were divided into two groups, one with 170 women who received the influenza vaccine, and the second who received the pneumococcal vaccine as a control. Researchers compared the weight of babies born in two periods, one in which there was circulation...