Jabs for pregnant women to protect their babies from a breathing virus in the first six months of life are now being given on the NHS in east London.
Natalie Haggis, an education assistant at the NHS trust, had the vaccine herself at Queen's. "I was worried about RSV as my baby is due in winter," she admitted. So I was all for it when I found out there was a vaccine. It protects the baby, protects me, and is one less thing to worry about.
The virus is usually mild but can lead to severe bronchiolitis for newborns at risk. One quick jab at 28 weeks reduces the risk by 70 percent in the first six months of life, BHRUT said.
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