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New study says pregnant women getting Covid vaccince can protect their unborn babies – Economic Times

Antibodies were detected in newborn after mothers were given vaccine in the third trimester.

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JERUSALEM: Pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19 could pass along protection to their babies, according to a new study in Israel.
According to the research conducted in February, antibodies were detected in all 20 women administered both doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine during their third trimester of pregnancy and in their newborns, through placental transfer.
“Our findings highlight that vaccination of pregnant women may provide maternal and neonatal protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection,”…

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