Influenza vaccination during pregnancy and risk of selected major structural congenital heart defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study 2006-2011.
Kristin PalmstenJonathan SuhlKristin M ConwayElyse O KharbandaThomas D ScholzElizabeth C AilesJanet D CraganEirini NestoridiEleni A PapadopoulosStephen M KerrSean G YoungChristine OlsonPaul A Romittinull nullPublished in: Birth defects research (2022)
Although we cannot fully exclude that exposure misclassification may have masked risks for some CHDs, findings add to existing evidence supporting the safety of inactivated influenza vaccination during pregnancy. The TAPVR result may be due to chance, but it may help inform future studies.