The Brief Bulletin StaffFirst Baby Born In US With COVID-19 Antibodies
Today, a mother from South Florida, USA, gave birth to a baby girl with antibodies against COVID-19.
When the baby was born, her blood sample was immediately taken for normal testing which was found to have antibodies.
The mother being a frontline worker received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination during the 36th week of her pregnancy.
The study was conducted by Dr. Paul Gillbert and Dr. Chad Rudnick at Florida Atlantic University.
"Here, we report the first known case of an infant with SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies detectable in cord blood after maternal vaccination," Dr. Gillbert and Dr. Rudnick informed.
"Protective efficacy in newborns and ideal timing of maternal vaccination remains unknown," the authors wrote in the study.
"We urge other investigators to create pregnancy and breastfeeding registries as well as to conduct efficacy and safety studies of the COVID-19 vaccines in the pregnant and breastfeeding woman and their offspring," they added.
