Is It Safe To Get The Flu Shot While Pregnant?

By Donna Cope

When pregnant, women are more susceptible to contracting different viruses like the flu or the common cold and cough as a result of a lowered immune system. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that anyone over the age of 6 months get a flu shot, there is confusion about the safety and efficacy of the flu shot during pregnancy, how the flu shot may impact an unborn baby, and more.

Tera Howard, M.D. in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Women’s Reproductive Health Care and at UAB Medicine’s Leeds Clinic, addresses common questions and concerns that women may have about the flu shot during peak flu season.

To read the full article, please visit the Alabama NewsCenter website.

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