A corona vaccination for two? New knowledge about antibodies in pregnancy

A little girl with corona antibodies was recently born in Florida.

Her mother was vaccinated against the virus with the Moderna vaccine three weeks before delivery.

Florida - New findings in neonatal medical research are astonishing.

A baby was born in Florida in January that had corona antibodies after delivery.

The girl's mother works in healthcare and received her first injection of Moderna's mRNA vaccine three weeks before giving birth, according to the medical and healthcare

document server medrxiv.org

.

Florida: mother transfers antibodies to her baby after corona vaccination

After the girl was born, the doctors took blood samples from the umbilical cord.

During the investigation, Covid-19 IgG antibodies were detected.

This type of antibody * indicates recovery.

This suggests that the baby has some protection against the coronavirus.

However, it cannot be said clearly how strong and how long this protection will last.

Further scientific studies are expected to clarify whether there is an ideal time for a pregnant woman to get vaccinated in order to maximize her child's protection against the coronavirus.

Medical tests from Florida Atlantic University showed that the antibodies must have passed the mother's placenta in order to protect the child against the viruses,

businessinsider.com

reports.

Corona antibodies in infants: blood sample from umbilical cord shows transmission after vaccination

However, the latest detection of antibodies in an infant is not completely unexpected.

The US physicians Paul Gilbert and Chad Rudnick say that they expected these results based on the known mode of action of the vaccine and any experience with the flu vaccination *.

And yet: "As far as we know, this is the world's first report of the birth of a child with antibodies after vaccination," said pediatrician Gilbert to

WPBF Tequesta.

Singapore: Baby has corona antibodies - mother infected with virus during pregnancy

Similar events have already taken place in Asia *.

For example, in November a woman in Singapore who contracted Covid-19 in March 2020 gave birth to a baby with antibodies that appear to protect against the coronavirus *.

The local newspaper

Strait Times reported

.

However, more research is needed to understand how the severity of the disease affects antibody levels, what role the infection time plays during pregnancy, and how strong and long-lasting the babies' suspected immunity is.

Corona vaccination also possible for pregnant women - recommendation for women who want to have children

On the subject of corona vaccination during pregnancy, the German Society for Perinatal Medicine announced in a statement on its website at the beginning of February: “Pregnant women can be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 as part of informed, participatory decision-making.

The vaccination of women who want to have children is recommended. "

Doctors are calling for further research on corona and pregnancy

Now doctors and scientists are calling for pregnancy and breastfeeding registers to be created so that collected data can be collected.

In mid-February, the vaccine manufacturers * from Biontech and Pfizer announced that they would start a large-scale study of their corona vaccine in pregnant women.

The aim is to test the safety and tolerability of the vaccine in pregnant women, but also to examine the safety of the vaccine for the children and the potential transmission of the antibodies to the babies.

The infants would be medically observed for this six months after delivery, the company announced, according to the

dpa

.

(feb)

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