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\"There is some limited evidence that there can be in utero protection from a woman who's been vaccinated or naturally infected,\" ABC News' chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton said.
Instead, the FDA recommends finding a milk bank as a safer option.
\"Not only do we screen the donors, we test their blood. So we test their blood for infectious diseases and then we pasteurized the milk in a way that preserves the immunological properties of the milk,\" said Julie Bouchet-Horwitz, founder and executive director of The New York Milk Bank.
Ashton said it's important to stick to CDC data, which says that kids age 18 and under are at lesser risk -- accounting for 1.7% of clinical infections. There are higher rates of spread in kids ages 10-19.
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Ashton echoed the risks that come with sharing breast milk.
\"This is a bodily fluid. It can transmit major infectious diseases, other medications, drug metabolites and remember...risks definitely outweigh any potential benefits,\" Ashton said.
For pregnant women, Ashton said they can protect their children by getting vaccinated.
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