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Flu shot safe for pregnant women, large study affirms

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Nicole Andreacchio, second right, who is seven months pregnant waits in line to receive the swine flu vaccine from the Montgomery County Health Department at Congregation Beth Or in Maple Glen, Pa. , Oct. 29, 2009.  / AP NEW YORK A large study offers reassuring news for pregnant women: It's safe to get a flu shot. The research found no evidence that the vaccine increases the risk of losing a fetus, and may prevent some deaths. Getting the flu while pregnant makes fetal death more likely, the Norwegian research showed. The flu vaccine has long been considered safe for pregnant women and their fetus. U.S. health officials began recommending flu shots for them more than five decades ago, following a higher death rate in pregnant women during a flu pandemic in the late 1950s.

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Flu shot safe for pregnant women, large study affirms

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New, large-scale medical study offers reassurance that flu vaccine is safe for pregnant women

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