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At 4:57 PM -0400 6/6/03, Denice Emilie Berg R.N. IBCLC wrote:
>I am assisting a mother who is breastfeeding a six week old infant who is
>Active Military. She will be deployed to the Mid-East in August for over 3
>months. She will start Anthrax immunization series soon, which is an 18
>month process, according to the Mother. The Smallpox immunization will be
>started when she arrives overseas, as the military doesn't want her wound
>to come in contact in any way with her baby. The Mother is going to pump
>while overseas in anticipation of her reunion with her son, who will
>hopefully return to the breast. Are these immunizations safe? Does anyone
>have any information regarding transfer into breastmilk?
>Denice Berg R.N. IBCLC Brandon Regional Hospital Brandon, Florida
The CDC Factsheets on these vaccines are at:
<http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/vaccination/preg-factsheet.asp>
and
<http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4915a1.htm>
A quick read of these seems to say Anthrax is OK, Smallpox in not. But don't take my word for it, read the recommendations yourself.
Dave Vaklyes
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