Vax Facts Friday 1.9.26
Q: What is the difference in immunity from breastfeeding and immunity from vaccination?
A. Vaccines provide long-term immunologic memory, whereas breastfeeding provides short-term immunologic memory.
B. There is no difference — breastfeeding and vaccination both provide long-term immunologic memory.
C. Vaccines provide short-term immunologic memory, whereas breastfeeding provides long-term immunologic memory.
D. There is no difference — breastfeeding and vaccination both provide short-term immunologic memory.
The correct answer is A. Vaccines provide long-term immunologic memory, whereas breastfeeding provides short-term immunologic memory.
When a baby is breastfed, he gets antibodies from his mother’s milk; however, these antibodies only last a few weeks or months. Conversely, when a baby is vaccinated, his own immune system responds; therefore, immunologic memory is created, which
is much longer lasting.
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