Coronavirus antibodies present in babies born to vaccinated mothers, research suggests
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Babies born to mothers who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine prior to giving birth were born with protective antibodies against the virus, according to a preliminary Israeli study.
"In our study, we found immunoglobulin G antibodies that are active against the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, which basically block the entry of the virus to cells. This follows research which suggests that [breast] milk has another type of antibodies, Immunoglobulin A," Prof. Dana Wolf, head of Hadassah’s virology department, told the Israeli outlet. The findings further the argument in support of pregnant women receiving the coronavirus vaccine, the Times of Isreal reported, a topic that has been debated among experts around the world as pregnant women were not initially included in coronavirus vaccine trials.More Related News
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