A vaccine can start protecting your baby before they are born.

A vaccine is a medicine that:

• helps your body get ready to fight an infection
• can stop you getting very sick.

The RSV vaccine takes about 2 weeks to start protecting you and your baby.

You can get the RSV vaccine if you are between 28 and 36 weeks pregnant.

Having the RSV vaccine while you are pregnant can:

• protect your baby until they are 6 months old

• stop your baby getting very sick from RSV.

An immunisation is a medicine that helps protect you from an infection.

Immunisations start to protect you straight away.

The RSV immunisation is for babies whose mothers did not have the vaccine when they were pregnant.

They can have the immunisation when they are born.

Babies that are at high risk of getting very sick from RSV should get the immunisation.

They should also do this if their mother had the RSV vaccine when they were pregnant.

You can ask your doctor what is best for:

• you
• your baby.