Required Admission Vaccines while breastfeeding?

1. I have had most of the required vaccines needed for admission but I don't believe that HEP A & B were administered when I was a child. According to the CDC website these vaccines shouldn't be given to a nursing mother. Would a school allow an (temporary) exemption of these vaccines for a legitimate reason like this (of course I would get the vaccine when I'm finished bf'ing) or is it a hard no..?

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   Oct 4, '17

   Have you been accepted into a nursing school?
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   Oct 4, '17

   I have not, the program I am applying to requires the vaccines be completed prior to admission.
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   Oct 4, '17

   Required is required. You may have to wait to complete your application.
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   Oct 11, '17

   I'd ask the school. We had a student in my cohort who couldn't get certain vaccines because she had a history of a severe reaction (Guillain-Barre Syndrome), and it didn't preclude her from completing the program. They may be willing to make a temporary exception for medical reasons, especially if you don't start clinicals first semester.
   
   You might also try to figure out if there's a certain amount of time you could 'pump and dump' after you get the vaccines, though that would require pumping and storing extra milk ahead of time.
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   Oct 11, '17

   It will be okay. Tell them you need a medical exemption and then get a doctor's note.
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   Oct 12, '17

   There isn't a contraindication to getting either one although hep a could be questioned.
   
   Hepatitis A Vaccine - Safe In Breastfeeding
   Hepatitis B Vaccine - Safe In Breastfeeding
   Vaccinations | Breastfeeding | CDC

   Last edit by wtbcrna on Oct 13, '17

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