Influenza and pertussis vaccination of women during pregnancy in Victoria, 2015-2017.

In 2018, the Therapeutic Goods Administration asked its Advisory Committee on Vaccines to provide independent expert advice on the available safety data on influenza vaccination in pregnancy with regards to the pregnancy category of influenza vaccines. Following the publication of the Advisory Committee on Vaccines statement, two of the four adult influenza vaccines and one of the two acellular pertussis vaccines used to vaccinate pregnant women in Australia have changed their pregnancy category to Category A. These changes show that the Australian regulator is receptive to feedback from the medical community on how to improve immunisation rates. Effect of package insert language on health-care providers' perceptions of influenza vaccination safety during pregnancy. [Extracted from the article]