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COVID Vaccination During Pregnancy Protects Newborn Babies

Apr 9, 2024

Protects Newborn Babies

Studies show that vaccination against COVID during pregnancy provides a powerful safeguard for vulnerable infants too young to receive the vaccine on their own

The first wave of COVID vaccine trials that began in 2020 excluded pregnant people—leaving expectant parents in the dark as to the vaccine’s safety for themselves and their child. But now that millions of pregnant people have received the vaccines, the data are solid. Not only do they show that the vaccines are safe and effective during pregnancy, but a growing consensus is also emerging that vaccinating a pregnant person against COVID can protect their newborn at a time when their little one’s immune system is not mature enough to mount its own defense. Some studies even suggest that the protection lasts until roughly six months of age, when infants are old enough to receive their own vaccine.

The science is relatively simple: when a COVID vaccine is given during pregnancy, the parent’s immune system develops antibodies against a protein in SARS-CoV-2 that then cross the placenta to the fetus and thus protect the newborn.

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