I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Meningococcal Vaccines? Is Meningococcal Vaccines safe for nursing mother and child? Does Meningococcal Vaccines extracts into breast milk? Does Meningococcal Vaccines has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Meningococcal Vaccines influence milk supply or can Meningococcal Vaccines decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and several health professional organizations state that vaccines given to a nursing mother do not affect the safety of breastfeeding for mothers or infants and that breastfeeding is not a contraindication to meningococcal vaccine. Immunization of the mother during the third trimester of pregnancy markedly increases the amount of meningococcal antibodies in breastmilk.[1] Breastfed infants should be vaccinated according to the routine recommended schedules.[2][3][4]
Limited data indicate that breastfeeding can enhance the response of the infant to certain vaccine antigens.[3][4][5] Immunization of pregnant or lactating women with meningococcal vaccine increased the specific secretory IgA content of milk.[6][7]
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