In view of the minute quantities of mRNA detected in milk and its degradation in the infant’s digestive system, a biological effect of the vaccine on the infant is therefore extremely unlikely. On the other hand, breastfeeding your child during a pandemic is not only safe, but highly recommended by scientific experts.
These are the conclusions of several studies including one Norwegian published in June 2022 rcarried out during the predominance of the Delta then Omicron variants, in more than 21,000 children during the first four months of their life. She thus revealsand lower coronavirus contamination rate in newborns of mothers vaccinated with mRNA vaccine“.
According to the HAS in France, the result of this Norwegian study “is important since it suggests a passive protective effect of the newborn by maternal vaccination, while these children have more severe infections than older children and there is not yet a vaccine for children under 5 years old“.
A another study published in July 2022 in the journal Jama Internal Medicinesconfirms these data by specifying that the number and severity of coronavirus infections are lower (less use of intensive care) in newborns of mothers vaccinated with two doses.
According to Muriel Moser, protection through breast milk is effectively explained by the fact that “a mother immunized through vaccination or infection with SARS-COV 2 transmits this immunity to her child via her antibodies through the placenta, the cord blood, then in the milk“.
Furthermore, to To date, no transmission of the Covid-19 virus through breast milk or breastfeeding has been observed, according to the World Health Organizationwhich recommends continuing to breastfeed your child even if the mother contracts the disease.
