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Vaccine in pregnancy: advice for pregnant women

Guidance for health professionals to share with pregnant women immunised with MMRV, MMR, chickenpox or shingles vaccines.

Updates to this page

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published:
24 February 2015
Last updated:
8 October 2026
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  1. Added 'The safety of MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella and varicella) vaccine when given in pregnancy'.

  2. Updated 'The safety of chickenpox (Varilrix® and Varivax®) and shingles (Shingrix®) vaccines when given in pregnancy'.

  3. Update to congenital rubella syndrome chart and change of terms from congenital varicella syndrome to fetal varicella syndrome.

  4. First published.

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The safety of MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella and varicella) vaccine when given in pregnancy

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MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine: advice for pregnant women

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The safety of chickenpox (Varilrix® and Varivax®) and shingles (Shingrix®) vaccines when given in pregnancy

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This advice provides information on the safety of the measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine (MMRV), measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR), chickenpox or shingles vaccines when given in pregnancy for health professionals to share with pregnant women who have been inadvertently vaccinated.

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