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To: chance33_98
I wonder if you can take the vaccine while pregnant or breastfeeding? There are plenty of people with compromised immmune systems that might have problems with it, but what about pregnant women?
54 posted on 11/21/2002 8:43:26 AM PST by Aggie Mama
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To: Aggie Mama
Vaccination in pregnant females is contra-indicated, as they say. Not reccomended.
56 posted on 11/21/2002 9:47:14 AM PST by Cold Heat
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To: Aggie Mama
I wonder if you can take the vaccine while pregnant

Not recommended. If you are pregnant, you'll need to be isolated in an epidemic, so getting uncontaminated stocks of everything you'll need ahead of time might be a good idea.

There will be a small supply of gamma globulin against smallpox to give to special cases that will provide short term passive immunity.

My guess is that pregnant women will be first on the list to receive it, but I wouldn't count on it being available in your area.

69 posted on 11/26/2002 11:47:23 PM PST by patriciaruth
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