I dont' know if the reason I did not see my post was because I have AOL but I am trying to post it again. There was an article in the paper today regarding the rotavirus vaccine causing intussusception (twisting of the intestines). This vaccine was removed from the market 8 years ago when these incidents occurred. Now there is a new vaccine called RotaTeq for rotavirus and there have been 28 new cases of intussusception. The FDA states that intussusception can occur naturally and so far the numbers do not exceed what would be seen naturally. "It looks like this is the natural background rate that we are seeing" said Dr. Michelle Goveia, medical director for pediatric medical affairs at the vaccine's manufacturer, Merck & Co. Inc. Goveia suggested heightened concerns about the previous vaccine, made by Whyeth, prompted the FDA to act. I am posting this on LACTNET because I think we should tell mothers that breastfeeding protects against rotavirus and why would any parent want the risk of either the virus or this serious possible complication of this vaccine if they are breastfeeding? Of course breastfeeding has no financial backing on this issue, unlike the drug companies who make this vaccine. Being very cynical today! Ann Perry, RN IBCLC Boston, MA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html