The US government said it was safe for pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccine because the injected mRNA stayed in the arm and did not travel through the body. But now a new Lancet study, which found mRNA in breast milk, shows the government lied. @galexybrane pic.twitter.com/hg8aRreMRU
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) September 20, 2023
Shellenberger posted the opening segments of an article (currently behind a paywall) by Alex Gutentag on the Lancet study in his PUBLIC Substack, under the headline: "Covid Vaccine mRNA In Breast Milk Shows CDC Lied About Safety." The subhead reads: "US government lacked scientific evidence before recommending mRNA vaccines to pregnant and breastfeeding women; Facebook censored those sharing accurate information."
In her piece, Gutentag writes: "It is safe for pregnant and breastfeeding women to get vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control. In fact, according to the CDC, vaccination during pregnancy benefits the baby, and 'reports have shown that breastfeeding people who have received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have antibodies in their breastmilk, which could help protect their babies.'"
"The CDC wasn’t alone," she continues. "The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology repeatedly urged pregnant and breastfeeding women to get vaccinated. There was no reason to worry, experts said, because injected mRNA stays in the arm and does not travel around the body."
Gutentag quotes the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine "assur[ing] mothers" in a December 2020 statement: "It is unlikely that the vaccine lipid would enter the bloodstream and reach breast tissue ... If it does, it is even less likely that either the intact nanoparticle or mRNA transfer into milk."
"But now a pivotal new study, published in the Lancet yesterday, reveals that this was always a lie," she writes.
