Guidance

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): maternal vaccination

Information on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the benefits of vaccination for pregnant women and their babies and a poster and stickers to promote the vaccination to pregnant women.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
12 July 2024
Last updated
4 February 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

A guide to RSV vaccination for pregnant women

HTML

A guide to RSV vaccination for pregnant women (print)

PDF, 411 KB, 4 pages

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Protect your baby from RSV poster (print version)

Ref: GOV-16976

PDF, 313 KB, 1 page

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Details

This guide explains:

  • what respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is and how you or your baby get it
  • how the vaccine works to protect pregnant women and their babies from RSV
  • when and how to get the vaccine

The RSV vaccination leaflet, poster and stickers are suitable for all RSV vaccination settings, including GP practices.

Paper copies of this leaflet are available to order (product code: V2C24RSV03EN)

Maternal RSV vaccination poster

A poster for the RSV maternal programme is available to order (product code: RSVPGEN).

Updates to this page

Published 12 July 2024
Last updated 4 February 2025 + show all updates

  1. Leaflet updated to include details of a very rare side effect, Guillain-Barré syndrome.

  2. Updated to include links to translated and accessible versions of this information.

  3. First published.

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