“A number of short-term studies suggest that there is no risk to children due to immunization of nursing mothers.
In addition, the first limited data suggest that protection from the vaccine can be transmitted from mother to child, ”the WHO strategic advisory group on immunization quotes TASS.
It is noted that the organization's experts do not recommend stopping breastfeeding due to vaccination against coronavirus.
Earlier, the Ministry of Health of Russia announced that contraindications for vaccination of pregnant women against coronavirus infection COVID-19 with Sputnik V are being removed.