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Review

Monkeypox Vaccine

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In: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed®) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; 2006.
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Monkeypox Vaccine

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and several health professional organizations state that vaccines given to a nursing mother do not affect the safety of breastfeeding for mothers or infants and that breastfeeding is not a contraindication to monkeypox vaccine.[1-3] Mpox vaccine does not replicate and behaves like a non-live vaccine and non-live vaccines are generally considered to be acceptable during breastfeeding.[4] The US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention states that if mpox vaccine is required by the mother, it is not a reason to discontinue breastfeeding. Vaccination can be offered to pregnant or breastfeeding women who are otherwise eligible. The risks and benefits of the vaccine should be discussed with the patient using shared decision-making.[5,6] Individuals with Mpox should feed their infants with pasteurized donor milk or infant formula until all of their lesions are healed. Numerous other safety precautions are advised for mothers with Mpox.

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