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Any HCPs? Whooping cough + flu vaccine

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Royalgalas · 29/09/2021 10:38

Posting here as I can't get through to my surgery!

I'm 30 weeks pregnant and I have my whooping cough vaccine tomorrow afternoon. There are major delays to the flu vaccine locally, so I've booked one privately. Only slot was this Friday, the day after my whooping cough jab. I'm really keen not to put my flu jab off, but is it possible to have both on two consecutive days?

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Blankblankblank · 29/09/2021 10:41

You can have them together so a day apart is no problem.

Yes, you can have the flu jab at the same time as the whooping cough vaccine, but do not delay your flu jab so you can have both at the same time. Pregnant women are at risk of severe illness from flu at any stage of pregnancy, so you need to have the flu vaccine as soon as possible.
www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/flu-jab/

Royalgalas · 29/09/2021 13:47

Ohh great, thanks @Blankblankblank - I did Google it, don't know how I missed this page! Blush

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