If you get the #CovidVaccine while you are #pregnant, what cross the placenta? π€
This new preprint looked at 19 people vaccinated in pregnancy, and their babies, to find out... π§΅
medrxiv.org/content/10.110β¦
This new preprint looked at 19 people vaccinated in pregnancy, and their babies, to find out... π§΅
medrxiv.org/content/10.110β¦
ππ» Vaccine mRNA and Spike protein were not detectable in placenta or cord blood.
ππ» Anti-spike IgM was not present in cord blood (which it would be if the babies had made their own response to the vaccine).
Two previous studies also found this... 2/
ππ» Anti-spike IgM was not present in cord blood (which it would be if the babies had made their own response to the vaccine).
Two previous studies also found this... 2/
https://twitter.com/VikiLovesFACS/status/1397131519618162689?s=20
ππ» We already know that anti-Spike IgG crosses the placenta, and might be expected to protect newborns against COVID. This study confirmed this.
This is in line with lots of previous work, which you can find under q8 of this document... 3/
drive.google.com/file/d/1_wHIYXβ¦
This is in line with lots of previous work, which you can find under q8 of this document... 3/
drive.google.com/file/d/1_wHIYXβ¦
ππ» Babies followed up at 9-15 weeks still had anti-spike IgG.
This is expected, but still (to my knowledge!) the first study that has actually followed up babies to confirm this, so pretty cool! 4/
This is expected, but still (to my knowledge!) the first study that has actually followed up babies to confirm this, so pretty cool! 4/
So what crosses the placenta when you get the #CovidVaccine in #pregnancy?
β Vaccine
β Protective antibodies.
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β Vaccine
β Protective antibodies.
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