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there have been no confirmed cases of an infant contracting SARS-CoV-2 via breastmilk.
Even if it is possible for SARS-CoV-2 to pass into breastmilk, several studies have now demonstrated that Holder pasteurization inactivates SARS-CoV-2.
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Studies of other epidemic coronaviruses, such as the virus responsible for the 2003 SARS epidemic and the virus responsible for the 2012 MERS outbreak, demonstrate that
pasteurization is highly effective in inactivating these viruses. Two studies were done in diverse carrier media for plasma-derived products,
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Prolacta s Effective Pasteurization Protocol
As of now, evidence indicates that pasteurization inactivates SARS-CoV-2 should it be present in breastmilk. All of Prolacta s products are pasteurized using time and temperature profiles defined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in its Pasteurized Milk Ordinance