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Covid vaccine for breastfeeding mom
Hi can someone please confirm if a feeding mom can take covaxin or covidshield vaccines available in India, right now my baby is 14 months old.
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No. As of today. And as per the norms by Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotechnology, the vaccines have not been recommended for pregnant and breast feeding females because they have not been tested by the vaccine
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As per recent guidelines, she can take the vaccine... Go and take the vaccine
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Not recommended for pregnant and lactating mothers
Discontinue breast feeding then go for it
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