Getting a COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy could help protect bub in their first 6 months of life

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Getting an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy could help protect your baby in their first 6 months of life. The study of 76 women who were vaccinated with either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines during pregnancy, found that their babies have COVID-19 fighting antibodies for at least 5-6 months after birth. It also found that the women who had more symptoms after their vaccination, such as fever, chills, and headaches, tended to also have a higher antibody response, without higher rates of adverse outcomes for either mothers or babies. 

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Funder: This work was supported by grants K23AI127886 to Dr Prahl and K08AI141728 from the NIAID (Dr Gaw); grants from the Kryzewski Family (Dr Gaw); and the Marino Family Foundation (Dr Prahl), a University of California, San Francisco, Research Evaluation and Allocation Committee award (Dr Prahl), aWeizmann Institute of Science National Postdoctoral Award Program for AdvancingWomen in Science award (Dr Golan), and an International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation Trainee Bridge Fund award (Dr Golan).
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