RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS  (RSV) - 28 WEEKS PREGNANT & OVER 75

Who should have the RSV vaccine

• You're aged 75 to 79
• You're 28 weeks pregnant or more – this will help protect your baby for the first few months after they're born

What is RSV

RSV is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold, including:

• cough
• sore throat
• sneezing
• a runny or blocked nose

It can also make you become wheezy or short of breath and lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. There is no specific treatment, and most infections will get better by themselves. Every year thousands of older adults need hospital care for RSV, and some of them will die. RSV can be more severe in people with medical conditions such as heart or lung disease or a weakened immune system.

RSV infection is common in young children but is most serious for small babies and for older people.

How the RSV vaccine works

Almost all older adults will have had several RSV infections during their life. A single dose of vaccine will help to boost protection as you reach an age group at highest risk of serious RSV infection. Unlike the flu vaccine you do not need to have the RSV vaccine every year.

Having the RSV vaccine at the same time as other vaccines

Shingles and pneumococcal vaccines

You may be offered your shingles or pneumococcal vaccine at the same time as the RSV vaccine, it is safe to do so and reduces the number of appointments you will need to get protected from these diseases.

Flu and COVID-19 vaccines

RSV isn’t normally arranged to be given at the same appointment as your COVID-19 or flu vaccines.

In certain clinical circumstances, your doctor or nurse can safely offer them at the same time.

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WHOOPING COUGH - 28 WEEKS PREGNANT

Who should have the Whooping Cough (Pertussis) vaccine

• Pregnant women - 28 weeks pregnant or more

What is Whooping Cough

Whooping cough (also known as pertussis) is an infection that causes long bursts of coughing and choking, making it hard to breathe. The ‘whoop’ noise is caused by gasping for breath after each burst of coughing. Young babies don’t always do this which can make it difficult to recognise the disease. Whooping cough often lasts for 2 to 4 months. Babies under 1 year of age are most at risk from whooping cough. For these babies, the disease can be very serious and may lead to pneumonia and permanent brain damage. In the worst cases, it can cause death.

How the RSV vaccine works

The antibodies your body develops from having the vaccine protect you and are passed to your baby through the placenta. This will help protect your baby in their first vulnerable weeks of life, until they are old enough to have their first vaccine at 8 weeks of age.

No vaccination is 100% effective at preventing disease and studies in the UK since the beginning of the programme have shown that the vaccine is around 90% effective at protecting your baby from whooping cough until they can have their first vaccine. If they do catch whooping cough, it should be much less severe.

Having whooping cough and flu vaccines at the same time

If you are pregnant during the flu season, then you should have the flu vaccine as early as possible in your pregnancy. If you are 16 weeks and over then you should have both vaccines. The whooping cough and flu vaccines are safe to have at the same time, but you should not wait until the winter season to have them together.

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SHINGLES

Who should have the Shingles vaccine

From 1 September 2023, the vaccine programme is being offered to the following:

• healthy people aged 70 to 79 years who have not yet been vaccinated
• people aged 50 years and over with a severely weakened immune system
• healthy people aged 60 to 70 years will become eligible for the vaccine over the next 5 years, when they turn 65 or 70 years

You will remain eligible for the shingles vaccine until your 80th birthday, unless you have a weakened immune system; people with a severely weakened immune system remain eligible for vaccine. The sooner you have the vaccine, the earlier you will be protected.

The timeline for the phased implementation of the change to eligible age for immunocompetent patients is available on GOV.UK.

Contact your GP surgery if you missed your vaccine. You're eligible up until your 80th birthday (but you can have your 2nd dose up until your 81st birthday).

What is Shingles

Shingles is a common condition that causes a painful rash. It can sometimes lead to serious problems such as long-lasting pain, hearing loss or blindness.

You're more likely to get shingles, and it's more likely to cause serious problems, as you get older or if you have a severely weakened immune system.

The shingles vaccine helps:

• reduce your chances of getting shingles
• reduce your chances of getting serious problems if you do get shingles

Having the shingles vaccine at the same time as other vaccines

You can usually have the shingles vaccine at the same time as other vaccines such as the flu vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine and pneumococcal vaccine.

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PNEUMOCOCCAL

Who should have the Pneumococcal vaccine

The pneumococcal vaccine is recommended for babies, older people, and people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from pneumococcal infections.

What is the Pneumococcal vaccine for

The pneumococcal vaccine helps protect against some types of bacterial infections that can cause serious illnesses like:

• meningitis (an infection in the brain and spinal cord)
• sepsis (a life-threatening reaction to an infection)
• pneumonia (an infection in the lungs)

It can also help protect against other illnesses such as sinusitis and ear infections.

Having the pneumococcal vaccine at the same time as other vaccines

You can get the pneumococcal vaccine at the same time as other vaccines, such as the flu vaccine.

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MEASLES, MUMPS AND RUBELLA  (MMR)

Who should have the MMR vaccine

The MMR vaccine is recommended for all babies and young children, but older children and adults can have it if they were not vaccinated when they were younger.

• Babies and young children

Babies and young children are given 2 doses of the MMR vaccine as part of the NHS vaccination schedule. They're given a dose at: 1 year old and 3 years 4 months old

Babies between 6 and 12 months can have an extra dose of the MMR vaccine before this if they need it to protect them if: they're travelling abroad to an area with a lot of measles, they've been close to someone with measles, there's an outbreak of measles

• Older children and adults

The MMR vaccine can be given at any age.

Speak to a GP about getting vaccinated if you did not have it as a child, you only had 1 dose or you're not sure if you've been fully vaccinated.

It's especially important to make sure you're vaccinated if:

• you're a child, teenager or young adult
• you could become pregnant
• you're travelling to, or living in, a country where there is a higher risk of getting measles, mumps or rubella
• you're a healthcare worker
• you were born between 1970 and 1990 (as you may not have been vaccinated against all 3 infections)

Your GP surgery should be able to tell you which vaccinations you've already had.

If you were born before 1970 and have not had measles, mumps or rubella (german measles) or their vaccines, you can ask your GP surgery for the MMR vaccine.

What the MMR vaccine is for

The MMR vaccine protects against:

• measles
• mumps
• rubella (german measles)

These 3 infections spread easily between people and can lead to serious problems including meningitis, blindness and hearing loss.

If you're pregnant, getting measles can cause premature birth, miscarriage or still birth. And getting rubella can cause serious problems for your baby such as damage to their sight and hearing.

2 doses of the MMR vaccine gives you long-term protection.

Getting vaccinated also helps protect people who cannot be vaccinated, such as unborn babies, newborn babies and anyone with a weakened immune system.

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