Is It Possible You Might Be Breast Feeding?

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Vaccine centre asks people if they are pregnant or likely to be breast feeding. Until recently, we did not have that much data on breast feeding. But sciencists are now looking into these questions of whether it's safe and whether the antibodies could be beneficial to the mother and to the baby.

Early vaccine trials did not include pregnant or breastfeeding people which left some people asking whether COVID vaccines are safe and effective for those who are breastfeeding. The latest data suggests that they are and in this episode of Coronapod we dig into the questions scientists have been asking. Could the vaccine make it into breastmilk? Can COVID antibodies be transferred to a breastfeeding child? And if so, how?

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