Question

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

Answer by DrLact: About Varicella Vaccine usage in lactation

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 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 varicella vaccine. Breastfed infants should be vaccinated according to the routine recommended schedules.[1][2][3]

Varicella Vaccine Side Effects in Breastfeeding

Limited data indicate that breastfeeding can enhance the response of the infant to certain vaccine antigens.[1][3][6]

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Influenza Vaccines
Adenovirus Type 4 and Type 7 Vaccine
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Hepatitis A Vaccine
Rotavirus Vaccines
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Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Varicella Vaccine
Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccines
Zoster Vaccine Live
Cholera Vaccine
Yellow Fever Vaccine
BCG Vaccine
Varicella Vaccine
Anthrax Vaccine
Typhoid Vaccine
Smallpox Vaccine
Rubella Vaccine
Rabies Vaccine
Poliovirus Vaccines
Pneumococcal Vaccines
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
Meningococcal Vaccines
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine
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