No, this isn’t like immunity that a mother’s breast milk can confer to an infant (which is provided through antibodies). What they found in the milk is live, active virus. Trying to get immunity from that would be like trying to get immunity to HIV by drinking the breast milk of someone who’s HIV+.
Maaaaybe, but it’d have to be in a form that’s still recognized through digestion and absorption in the guts.
The most likely result would just be some upset tummies if some gut bacteria likes the pieces(if any even survive digestion) and it’d likely give no extra resistance.
Nothing to see here, folks, just experimenting with new vaccine ideas!
Is it possible exposure to these antigens in milk could protect you from future infection?
No, this isn’t like immunity that a mother’s breast milk can confer to an infant (which is provided through antibodies). What they found in the milk is live, active virus. Trying to get immunity from that would be like trying to get immunity to HIV by drinking the breast milk of someone who’s HIV+.
Maaaaybe, but it’d have to be in a form that’s still recognized through digestion and absorption in the guts.
The most likely result would just be some upset tummies if some gut bacteria likes the pieces(if any even survive digestion) and it’d likely give no extra resistance.
So you’re saying we’d have to inhale the milk?
It’d definitely increase the chances of your immune system seeing any fragments!