The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is encouraging all pregnant women, particularly those from Black, British Caribbean and Black British African communities who last year were less likely to get vaccinated, to book their flu and Covid-19 jabs to protect them and their unborn children from the serious infections.
Dr Mary Ramsay, director of immunisation at UKHSA, said, ‘Taking up both the flu and COVID-19 vaccines provides the best protection for both pregnant women and their baby, reducing the risk of severe complications, intensive care needs, stillbirth, and prematurity.
‘The vaccines also provide some level of protection to your newborn in the first few months of life, which is particularly important for flu as babies under 6 months old are at high risk of severe disease.
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