Pregnant women are considerably more likely to develop serious complications from swine flu. The World Health Organization states that up to 10% of all hospitalized patients with swine flu are women with three months pregnancy. During pregnancy, the immune system of women is naturally suppressed and is additionally prone to various viral infections and complications. The risk of complications (including miscarriage and premature labour) is highest during the later stages of pregnancy. Though about 6% of the deaths in the Developed States from H1N1 virus have been pregnant women. H1N1 virus Vaccines have been developed to protect against the swine flu. There are Four USFDA approved different brands of vaccine: Sanofi Pasteur’s injected vaccine , CSL’s injected vaccine , Novartis’s injected and Med Immune’s live virus nasal spray are available to till date.
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