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Vaccine during Lactation period
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Am a lactating women for my 16months baby, can I take covid vaccine.........pls advice,...
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Dr. Ghansham Singh Katoch
Pediatrician
11 yrs exp
Jammu
Absolutely you can take covid vaccine.Covid vaccine is safe to take during lactation.u can continue feeding your baby
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Take covid vaccine.
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Dr. Lakshmi Narayana Munirathi
Pediatrician
29 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Lactating mothers can take vaccination. But the catch here is for some it’s going to unmask covid infection. Hence once vaccinated if you get fever more than 2 days continuously wear mask while handling and feeding the baby and go into isolation and have proper treatment.
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