Hi all,

 From my small bit of knowledge of the development of the 
vaccine.  Babies who were breastfeeding at the time of the first 
human/infant trials were not allowed to take part because incidence 
of illness was so low in breastfed babies.  With the second and 
subsequent trials, I believe they allowed babies who had been 
breastfed, but were not currently breastfeeding to take part.

Why?  Again because it was acknowledged that breastfed babies had a 
greater immunity to Rotavirus.

At the time of the trials, a large number of years ago, I had a 
number of mothers who wanted their babies to take part, but they were 
unable to participate, and these were the reasons given.

I am sorry, but I do not have references for this, just the antidotal 
statements which have stuck in my mind for a number of years.  It is 
probably in some of the original research data.

Regards,
Ruth Berkowitz, IBCLC
in private practice

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Dip.
  /  Oz  \       Counselling; ABA breastfeeding counsellor; B.Sci.(Ed, USA);
  \_,--.x/   M.L.S.(Monash). KEW EAST VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
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