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>I got a call from a Mom with a 5 month old nursing baby who is intending to
>spend 4 months in El Salvador (baby IS going too!). She thinks she wants to
>get a vaccine for Hep A and take malaria medication. I am not very up on
>vaccines. I don't know if these vaccines are needed in El Salvador. BUT...
>presuming Mom HAS done her research well - does anyone know if either of
>these are contra-indicated for breastfeeding? I found info on the Hep B
>vaccine in Hale but nothing on Hep A. Thanks
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There are no vaccines, including live vaccines that cannot be given to
either a mother or child while breastfeeding according to the Got your
Shots Guide to Immunizations recently distributed by the Minnesota
Department of Health.

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