Is Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live safe while breastfeeding?
Here is what LactMed, the Drugs and Lactation Database published by the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), reports about Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live. The text below is quoted from that source — it is not our own verdict.
Summary of use during breastfeeding
Dengue vaccine is a live, attenuated vaccine indicated for children up to 16 years of age. No information is available on the clinical use of dengue vaccine during breastfeeding. However, the viruses were not detected in the milk of rats given the vaccine. If the mother requires dengue vaccine, it is not a reason to discontinue breastfeeding.
Effects on the breastfed infant
Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Effects on milk supply
Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Levels in milk
Maternal Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
“No published information” means the studies do not exist yet — not that Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live is known to be harmful, and not that it is known to be safe. Your prescriber or pharmacist can weigh your baby's age and whether a better-studied alternative would do the same job. Worth asking before stopping a medicine you need.
Source: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), via NCBI Bookshelf, record “Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live” (LM1490). LactMed on NCBI Bookshelf. LactMed is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Educational summary of an authoritative source — not medical advice. Never start, stop, or change a medicine while breastfeeding without confirming with your doctor.