Can vaccines given during pregnancy protect your baby from disease?

Yes – a flu shot given during pregnancy can protect the pregnant woman and her baby against the flu, and whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy has shown at least 90% effective in preventing whooping cough among infants two months old and younger.

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