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Author: Amrapali Maitra

Amrapali Maitra, MD, PhD, is a writer, anthropologist, and doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. She writes about care, culture, and the human side of medicine. Twitter: @amrapalimaitra
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“Liquid Hope”: Breastfeeding Moms Embrace the Vaccine

Amrapali Maitra

A week ago, I was fortunate to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

But unlike many colleagues who signed up for a vaccine so quickly that the scheduling system crashed, I paused. It wasn’t just my health at stake. I thought of my four-month-old daughter, whose diet consists of my breastmilk.

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