The effectiveness of the influenza (flu) vaccine for pregnant women is determined by the trimester the woman is in when she receives the shot. The findings were presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all pregnant women receive the flu shot – unless they got one within the last year. The CDC reported, “Flu is more likely to cause severe illness in pregnant women than in healthy women who are not pregnant.”

The researchers of the study found that T-follicular helper cell response to the flu vaccine is greatest during the first trimester.

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