Can Covid-19 Vaccines Affect The Unborn?
Pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19 may not have to worry over fears of complications for the unborn.
In fact, vaccination of pregnant mothers could pass along protection to their babies in the womb, 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,” the study said.
The findings by researchers from Jerusalem’s Hadassah-University Medical Centre were posted this month on medRxiv an online distribution service for unpublished research manuscripts that have not been peer-reviewed – and reported by Israeli media.
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said last month they had started a 4,000-volunteer international study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their COVID-19 vaccine in healthy pregnant women.
The trial would also assess whether vaccinated pregnant women transfer protective antibodies to their babies.
A separate U.S. study posted last week and also awaiting peer review, found that the antibodies induced in pregnant women from mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, such as the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Inc shots, were transferred to the babies via the placenta or breast milk.
Source: Jerusalem Post
