BlueWater
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In the UK (which is where the Original Poster is from), it is completely safe for pregnant women to have the flu jab.
It is recommended because the immunity passes on from the mother to the baby, and protects baby during the first few months of their life.
Furthermore, if a pregnant women gets the flu during pregnancy, it can be very fatal.
The flu jab itself does not contain any active strains of flu. So the jab itself can not make you ill. But it does take the body 2-3 weeks to build up the immunity to the strains of flu.
Source: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/pages/flu-influenza-vaccine.aspx
It is recommended because the immunity passes on from the mother to the baby, and protects baby during the first few months of their life.
Furthermore, if a pregnant women gets the flu during pregnancy, it can be very fatal.
The flu jab itself does not contain any active strains of flu. So the jab itself can not make you ill. But it does take the body 2-3 weeks to build up the immunity to the strains of flu.
Source: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/pages/flu-influenza-vaccine.aspx