Pregnant women in Singapore can get jab to protect babies from respiratory infection from Nov 1

Antibodies from the Abrysvo vaccine will be passed from the mothers to the babies.

The jab can be given to women who are between 32 and 36 weeks pregnant, and the antibodies will be passed to their babies.

RSV symptoms include cough, fever and body aches, and can result in pneumonia and bronchiolitis – an inflammation of the small airways deep inside the lungs. In response to queries, KKH did not say how much the vaccine will cost, only that it would be “made affordable”.Experts recommend mums-to-be get the vaccine because infants can be susceptible to the virus.

“So, if fewer babies are getting infected or have milder disease, they will not need hospitalisation or frequent visits to the doctor.” In Singapore, the virus accounts for more than 3 per cent of the hospitalisations of infants under six months, a study published in the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention found.

Those who are allergic to ingredients in the vaccine should also refrain from taking it, added Prof Tan.

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