13weeks postpartum and pregnant again. My son just had 2nd round of injections...

[Claire2225]

Hi, my son is currently 13weeks and just had his 2nd round of vaccinations however I’m pregnant again and I’m worried that the oral polio vaccine my son had would effect my unborn baby has anyone got any reassurance thanks xx

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In a lot of countries they give OPV to pregnant women to protect their unborn children so I wouldn’t worry. Here is the relevant WHO paper - page 17 covers OPV. who.int/vaccine_safety/publ...

In summary:

A number of large studies in different countries have demonstrated the safety of oral poliovirus vaccine for infants born to vaccinated women and there is no evidence of increased rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes, despite the fact that OPV could theoretically infect the foetus. However, there remains a small theoretical risk of adverse effects of OPV immunization during pregnancy.

Hope this helps! X

[roxannacar]

I'm not sure how you would be affected by the vaccine your son had?

[Claire2225 in reply to roxannacar]

He poos the live stuff out I do wash hands all the time but I’m a worrier either way