Infants born to mothers who reported receiving influenza vaccination during pregnancy had a 64% lower risk of getting influenza-like illness in their first 6 months of life, a 70% lower risk of laboratory-confirmed influenza, and an 81% lower chance of being hospitalized with influenza than infants whose mothers did not report getting the influenza vaccine during pregnancy. Since influenza vaccines are not effective in children less than 6 months old, immunizing pregnant women against influenza is a public health priority.
Data is from a study spanning more than 8 years at a large healthcare organization in the Western U.S.
Full Citation:
Shakib JH, Korgenski K, Presson AP et al.. 2016. Influenza in infants born to women vaccinated during pregnancy. Pediatrics. 137(6).
Title of Article: Influenza in infants born to women vaccinated during pregnancy
Author(s): Shakib JH, Korgenski K, Presson AP et al.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Name: Pediatrics
Publication Volume: 137(6)
Publication Source URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4894254/pdf/PEDS_20152360.pdf
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1542/peds.2015-2360