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Hi Jane,
I did a quick search on Google and found the following. Hope it helps.
Kathleen Fallon Pasakarnis, M.Ed. IBCLC
<A HREF="http://www.medscape.com/pages/editorial/ate/public/index/522">Pediatric Vaccines Ask The Expert</A>
Breastfeeding and the Rabies Vaccine
Medscape Pediatrics 3(1), 2001. © 2001 Medscape Portals, Inc
Question
A breastfeeding mother has been bitten by a dog with unknown rabies status
and has started the rabies vaccine. Is it safe to continue breastfeeding?
Response
from Kathryn M. Edwards, MD, 06/12/2001
All rabies vaccines consist of inactivated virus so they pose no risk of
transmission. It is not known whether inactivated rabies virus or the
corresponding antibodies cross into the breast milk.[1] However, difficulties
with breastfeeding would not be anticipated and are extremely unlikely.
References
Grabenstein JD, ed. ImmunoFacts: Vaccines and Immunologic Drugs. St. Louis,
Mo: Facts and Comparisons; 1998.
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