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Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist, University of Sydney

Pregnant women can now get a free RSV shot. What other vaccines do you need when you’re expecting?

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From today, February 3, pregnant women in Australia will be eligible for a free RSV vaccine under the National Immunisation Program.

This vaccine is designed to protect young infants from severe RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). It does so by generating the production of antibodies against RSV in the mother, which then travel across the placenta to the baby.

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