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Lancet: Influenza vaccine in pregnancy: policy and research strategies

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The Lancet, Volume 383, Issue 9929, Pages 1611 - 1613, 10 May 2014

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60583-3Cite or Link Using DOI
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Influenza vaccine in pregnancy: policy and research strategies
Mark C Steinhoff aEmail Address, Noni MacDonald b, Dina Pfeifer c, Louis J Muglia d


Influenza vaccination in pregnancy reduces maternal illness, improves fetal outcomes, prevents influenza in the infant up to 6 months of age, and potentially improves long-term adult outcomes for the infant (table 1). These effects on four life stages are not widely known by policy makers, and we provide a summary with recommendations for policy and needed research.

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