Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Meningococcal Vaccine? Is Meningococcal Vaccine safe for nursing mother and child? Does Meningococcal Vaccine extracts into breast milk? Does Meningococcal Vaccine has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Meningococcal Vaccine influence milk supply or can Meningococcal Vaccine decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Meningococcal Vaccine lactation summary

Meningococcal Vaccine is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Meningococcal Vaccine is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Meningococcal Vaccine is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Meningococcal Vaccine does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Meningococcal Vaccine safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

Answer by Dr. Ru: About Meningococcal Vaccine usage in lactation

Type A and C polysaccharydes or type C olygosaccharydes meningococus strains are used. Vaccines are usually compatible with breastfeeding either if they are formed by live, attenuated, inactivated, death strains or microorganism toxoid. Except for rubella vaccine, they are not excreted into breast milk and do not cause harm to the infant. Yellow fever vaccine has a higher risk for harm effect on infants younger than 6 months old (Consult information on a particular vaccine at our web). Breastfeeding may enhance antibody response to vaccines. Early postpartum period is appropriate to get mothers vaccinated against measles, rubella and mumps in case they were not immunized. Breastfeeding mothers should be protected by providing recommended vaccination for adults.
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