Vaccinated Mothers' Antibodies Offer Covid Protection for Babies

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Expectant mothers should get vaccinated

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Covid-19 shots administered during pregnancy may keep infants six months or younger out of the hospital, in a study a CDC official says offers the first real-world evidence that antibodies passed onto the baby offer protection.

The study, released Tuesday, marks the latest findings to underscore the benefits of vaccination during pregnancy. It found that infants were 61% less likely to require hospitalization from Covid-19 if their mother had received two doses of Pfizer Inc. or Moderna Inc.'s vaccines.

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1. Covid-19 shots administered during pregnancy may keep infants six months or younger out of the hospi

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Expectant mothers who get a Covid-19 vaccine while pregnant pass immune protection on to their newborns, findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed Tuesday.

The chances that a baby 6 months old or younger is hospitalized due to Covid are 61 percent lower if the mother received two shots of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine while pregnant, the CDC's Dr. Dana Meaney-Delman said.

Researchers studied newborns at 20 pediatric hospitals across 17 states from July 1, 2021, through Jan. 17.

The results showed that 84 percent of the babies hospitalized with Covid had been born to unvaccinated mothers. The study included 43 infants admitted to an ICU with Covid, and found that 88 percent of them had mothers who did not get vaccinated before giving birth.

“The bottom line is that maternal vaccination is a really important way to help protect these young ones,” Meaney-Delman told reporters.

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2. It is also extremely important for every baby to be breastfed.

Breastmilk is the only food that responds to the baby’s environment in real time. Breastmilk is liquid gold, being antiviral and antibacterial. Mothers who understand this are nursing for as long as possible. Several years or more. The pandemic makes it the smart choice.