> Good Evening,
> 
> I have a physiology question - we know that exclusive breastfeeding
> provides the gut with a "protective" lining - one of the reasons the
> WHO is changing its mind re: HIV and breastfeeding - because of the
> protective features of breast milk.  Does anyone know if the rotavirus
> vaccine will disrupt the "protective lining" that exclusive
> breastfeeding provides?  Are there any studies that show that exclusive
> breastfeeding reduces your risk specifically toward the rotavirus?
> 
> I really don't want to open a debate about vaccine safety - I am just
> wondering about the physiology of introducing an oral vaccine (oral
> anything) earlier than necessary and the effects it has on the infants
> gut.  (and do we have any research to back it up)  This vaccine has
> just become publicly funded in Ontario.
> 
> Your wisdom and experience with this vaccine would be appreciated.
> 
> Joy Moores, BSN, RNC-OB, IBCLC
> Wingham, Ontario

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