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IMMUNIZATION

&Pregnancy
Vaccines help keep a pregnant woman and her growing family healthy.

Vaccine Before During After Type of


Vaccine
Route
pregnancy pregnancy pregnancy
If at high risk If at high risk If at high risk
Hepatitis A Inactivated IM
for disease for disease for disease
Hepatitis B Yes, if at risk Yes, if at risk Yes, if at risk Inactivated IM
Human
Yes, if 9 through 26 Yes, if 9 through 26
Papillomavirus No, under study Inactivated IM
years of age years of age
(HPV)
Influenza-TIV, IM Yes Yes Yes Inactivated IM
Yes, if less than 50 years Yes, if less than 50 years Live Nasal
Influenza LAIV No
of age and healthy of age and healthy spray

Yes, avoid conception Yes, avoid conception


MMR No Live SC
for 4 weeks for 4 weeks

Meningococcal: If indicated If indicated If indicated


•polysaccharide Inactivated SC
•conjugate Inactivated IM
Pneumococcal IM or
If indicated If indicated If indicated Inactivated
Polysaccharide SC
Tetanus/Diphtheria
Yes, Tdap preferred If indicated Yes, Tdap preferred Toxoid IM
Td
Tdap, one dose If high risk of
Yes, preferred Yes, preferred Toxoid IM
only pertussis

Yes, avoid conception Yes, avoid conception


Varicella No Live SC
for 4 weeks for 4 weeks

For information on all vaccines, including travel vaccines, use this table with
www.cdc.gov/vaccines
Get an answer to your specific question by e-mailing cdcinfo@cdc.gov or
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CS118442 Revised 4.14.08

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