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Fri 10 Oct 2009Pregnant women urged to get flu jab
Pregnant women are being urged to get the swine flu vaccine against as soon as it becomes available despite the "not unfounded" concerns about its possible impact on the unborn child.
Dr Michael O'Connell, consultant obstetrician and spokesman for the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said there was concern pregnant women would not take the vaccine given their natural inclination to avoid any medication during pregnancy.
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