Pregnancy and Immunizations
Are you pregnant or planning to become pregnant? Pregnant people and newborns are at higher risk for getting very sick with respiratory illnesses, like COVID-19, flu, whooping cough, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Protect yourself and your newborn baby by staying up to date on your immunizations (also called vaccines) during your pregnancy.
Vaccines are safe. The protection you get from these vaccines passes to your baby before birth, helping them stay protected in early life when they are most vulnerable to getting very sick.
A pregnant person should get vaccinated against:
- Flu: If you are pregnant during flu season.
- Whooping cough: At 27–36 weeks of pregnancy, even if you got it before pregnancy.
- RSV: If you are 32-36 weeks pregnant between September–January.
- COVID-19: If you are pregnant and not up to date on your COVID-19 vaccine.
For more information talk to your prenatal health care provider and visit our Immunization for a Healthy Pregnancy webpage or the CDC’s Vaccines During and After Pregnancy webpage.
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