In Kenya, lactating women have been turned away from vaccination posts and told the vaccine is not to be administered to breastfeeding mothers. But in the latest advisory by the WHO, breastfeeding women are advised to go for the AstraZeneca vaccine like any other adults. “Breastfeeding offers substantial health benefits to breastfeeding women and their breastfed children. Vaccine effectiveness is expected to be similar in breastfeeding women as in other adults,” the WHO advisory says. Kenya joins more than 120 countries in marking the World Breastfeeding Week that runs from August 1 to August 7.

Source: The Star August 04, 2021 02:03 UTC