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@Meghna Exactly! I think I’m going to decline taking it but ofc take precaution, as I did with my first, when baby is born.
I feel the same been as its so new and the long term side effects are quite unknown 😂 I have no idea how to say this to my midwife tho as I don't want to come across as an antivaxer when I'm not I'm just ✨️anxious✨️
@Jess I feel exactly the same! I’m not an anti-vaxer, I just don’t trust new vaccines.
If it helps they’ve been using it in pregnant women in America, with over 100,000 people vaccinated and statistically significant side effects were found. I’m a pharmacist practitioner so definitely not an anti-Vaxer but I too was nervous about getting it until I looked at the clinical trials myself. I haven’t found any reason not to get it and lots of benefits, I see kiddos in clinic with RSV more often than I’d like and it’s nasty 😞
@Regan did you mean no side effects were found?
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-programme-information-for-healthcare-professionals/rsv-vaccination-of-pregnant-women-for-infant-protection-information-for-healthcare-practitioners#:~:text=It%20is%20referred%20to%20as,against%20RSV%20disease%20during%20infancy.
You can read the statistics/results from clinical trials on the above link. I personally will be having it when I turn 28 weeks as have known people who's babies have had RSV and it is horrendous x
I believe they use it in other countries just new to the UK. Vaccines are all just a big business so don’t think there’s a reason it hasn’t been distributed here other than money. I haven’t had it yet but will do some research before I’m due to but will likely get it.
There’s been a lot of nasty coughs around this year already and I’ve known of a few under one year olds in hospital so I’m going to get it 100%. For me it’s not worth the risk for the added peace of mind it brings. I also have a toddler who picks stuff up from nursery so this little one will be in an environment where they will be exposed to more x
@Meghna yes I did sorry 🤦🏻♀️
The vaccine is not new. The vaccine was introduced in the vaccination plan for pregnancy and elders in September 2024. Germany has been giving this vaccine since October 2023. First studies for this vaccine came in 1958 and first one was administered in 1960. In the 90’s they perfected the vaccine. WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION has been publishing research on the vaccine and experiments earlier than 2017. FDA has approved the use in elders in 2023 as this was already approved for children and pregnant women. Vaccines are not introduced to the national plan of vaccination like a new iPhone to the market.
Yes I feel the same. It’s too new and may have some side effects that we don’t know of yet.