Women vaccinated against COVID-19 transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants, potentially giving their babies passive immunity against the coronavirus, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst research.
Dr. Connie Says: This is great news that Cov-2 antibodies can be passively transferred to breastfed infants. This only encourages mothers to continue breastfeeding their infants for additional benefits of breastfeeding.