Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 280-282, September 2002

Postpartum live virus vaccination: lessons from veterinary medicine

  • F.Edward Yazbak

      Affiliations

    • TL Autism Research, Massachusetts, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: F. Edward Yazbak MD, FAAP, TL Autism Research, 70 Viewcrest Drive, Box 770 West Flamouth, MA 02574, USA
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  • Catherine J.M Diodati

      Affiliations

    • Windsor, Ontario, Canada
    • Catherine J.M. Diodati MA of Windsor, Ontario, is the author of the Immunization: History, Ethics, Law and Health (1999); Flu Shots: What You Need to Know Before Making a Decision (2000) and Animal Vaccines: What Every Pet Lover Should Know (forthcoming).

Received 13 March 2001; accepted 31 October 2001.

Abstract 

Pregnant rubella-susceptible women are often revaccinated during the postpartum period with the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine (MMR).

It is known that the rubella virus from vaccine is secreted in breast milk and persists in the nose and throat for up to 28 days but it is not known whether the measles and mumps viruses are similarly secreted.

It is probable the measles virus from vaccine is.

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PII: S0306-9877(02)00168-8

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 280-282, September 2002

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