Pregnant women to be warned only one in five takes a life-saving flu jab

Pregnant women shall undertake to protect the influenza virus, showed new digits five Scots were placed in intensive care last week, suffering from swine flu. Since the vaccination campaign began in October, only one in five pregnant women who are not in other risk category have come out for the flu jab.

But from the beginning of a season influenza 11 people in Scotland are necessary intensi

ve care after contracting H1N1 strain-with two patients died.

Number of GP advice from people complained of symptoms and the like is now risen to 45.8 per 100 000-36.1 per 100 000 last week.

127 Laboratory confirmed cases of influenza have shown positive total 83 in the world.

In Scotland, the estimated 233,359 people under 65 have been vaccinated against influenza with 47% of those who are eligible for free jab coming next.

In the group aged over 65 vaccination rate is 70 percent.

But just 19% of the mothers-to-be, which are not in another category of risk have been vaccinated.

Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon called BG can get immunised, it attended the St. Leonard medical centre in Edinburgh, where old Catriona, 21 weeks pregnant, was giving the flu jab.

Ms Sturgeon said: "for most healthy people, seasonal influenza is unpleasant, but a disease from which they make a full recovery.

"However, for the more vulnerable persons contracting influenza may have serious or even fatal consequences.

"This is why it is important for people who are entitled to a vaccination – such as pregnant women or older people with chronic breathing and heart-make sure they can get. Simple jab provides the best protection against the virus. "

Ms Sturgeon said rates of influenza in Scotland are still lower than normal levels of seasonal and it underlines people "should not be unduly stresnat".

But she added: "we are starting to see an increase and would encourage anyone who is entitled to receive the vaccinated."

Doctors and midwives said also, pregnant women should go to jab.

DR. Dean Marshall, Chairman of the Committee of the BMA Guyanese practitioners, "said GPs are reporting less" at risk "patients coming to their practices to be immunised this year and added:" Consequently, seasonal outbreak can show a much more serious.

"Retain is myths on the safety of the vaccine, especially after the swine flu. The vaccine has been tested thoroughly and we urge strong patients, in particular pregnant women to make an appointment with their GP and get vaccinated.

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