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Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:59:01 -0400
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Hi Rachel -

In the next few months CDC will be publishing a table on the
(breastfeeding) website about individual vaccines and precautions
related to breastfeeding.  The information for pneumococcal is as
follows: 

"Data on safety in breastfeeding are not available; it is unlikely that
vaccination would cause untoward effects in breastfed infants."

Citation:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047135.htm
Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
MMWR Vol 46, RR-8;1-24  4/4/1997

I know its not much, but its what we've got for now.  Hope that helps.

Katherine Shealy

Katherine Shealy, MPH, IBCLC, RLC
Public Health Breastfeeding Specialist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding

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Date:    Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:18:40 -0400
From:    Rachel Miller <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Pneumovax

This weekend, our hospital instituted a new house-wide policy to screen
every patient for need of the pneumococcal vaccine as part of their
discharge planning. Dr. Hale doesn't have it listed in his 2004 book and
the computer isn't letting me get to his message board to post a
question there.


Does anyone have any information about it's use in breastfeeding
mothers? The data sheet that comes with it says not for use in pregnancy
and "should not be given to breastfeeding mothers".

The vaccine is called "Pneumovax".

Thank-you,
Rachel A. Miller RN, IBCLC
(hospital based IBCLC)
Rock Hill, SC


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