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I got the flu shot in september because i was preg at the time. they gave me a tri shot not a quad. how protected will my baby be?

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Dr. John Berryman answered

Flu protection: baby: The immunity conferred by the trivalent or quadrivalent flu shot will be conferred on your infant by passage of antibodies via the placenta, and this "passive" immunity will last only a short time, b/c newborns do not develop their own immune system for some time after birth. The length of time will probably last through flu season, in any case.

Answered 12/9/2017

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A member asked:

I got the flu shot in september because i was preg at the time. they gave me a tri shot not a quad. how protected will my baby be?

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Dr. John Berryman answered

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