Doctors are currently investigating whether immunity to COVID-19 can be transferred from vaccinated mothers to their newborns. In a recent case from Florida, researchers reported the first instance of a baby born to a partially vaccinated mother who exhibited antibodies against the coronavirus. This discovery could indicate that mothers are capable of passing on vaccine-derived immunity to their infants.
The mother, a healthcare worker, received her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in early January, just three weeks prior to giving birth. It has been confirmed that she had not contracted the virus, suggesting that her antibodies were solely derived from the vaccine. Her pediatricians, Dr. Emily Carter and Dr. John Smith from Boca Raton, took a blood sample from the newborn after delivery and detected COVID antibodies. They are now aiming to publish their findings in a medical journal, hoping to gather more insights by studying additional mothers and their children.
Typically, mothers transmit disease-fighting antibodies to their babies via the placenta, especially during the third trimester of pregnancy. While this passive immunity generally diminishes over a few weeks to months, it offers infants temporary protection until they can receive vaccinations for diseases such as flu and whooping cough. “We’ve seen this with other vaccines given to expectant mothers,” Dr. Carter stated. “Vaccines like those for flu and whooping cough effectively convey protection through antibodies to infants. We hypothesized that the COVID vaccine would work similarly.”
Carter and Smith emphasized that it remains unclear how long the baby’s antibodies will persist or how effective they will be against COVID-19 infection. “Further research is needed to determine the duration of this immunity,” Smith explained to local reporters. “We also need to identify the level of antibodies necessary for adequate protection.”
As more pregnant women receive COVID-19 vaccinations, the doctors believe that cases like this are likely to become increasingly common. “This is just one case among what will be thousands of babies born to vaccinated mothers in the coming months,” Smith concluded.
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In summary, a recent case in Florida has revealed that a baby born to a partially vaccinated mother had COVID antibodies, suggesting potential vaccine-derived immunity could be passed from mothers to their infants. Further research is underway to explore the implications of these findings.